Bed or Douche Pan. (open access)

Bed or Douche Pan.

Patent for improvements in bed or douche pans, in which it will not spill easily and is easy to clean. Illustration is included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Williams, Bettie C. & Scott, Arthur C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railroad-Switch (open access)

Automatic Railroad-Switch

Patent for an automatic railroad switch which throws the switch automatically back to the main line after a train has entered a siding.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Toullerton, George Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Weevil Exterminator (open access)

Boll Weevil Exterminator

Patent for a boll weevil exterminator. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Evans, James W. & Banks, Jessie B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for Aeroplane. This flying machine will automatically return to normal horizontal position if tilted.
Date: September 17, 1909
Creator: MacManus, Agustus, F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revision of the Mice of the American Genus Peromyscus (open access)

Revision of the Mice of the American Genus Peromyscus

From letter of transmittal: "The work consists of a systematic study of all the members of the genus, and includes keys for the identification of the various forms, together with the necessary illustrations, and maps showing the geographic distribution of the species."
Date: April 17, 1909
Creator: Osgood, Wilfred H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sugared Nut Candy (open access)

Sugared Nut Candy

Patent for sugared nut candy. No illustration.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: McDonald, Joseph H. & Hopson, Charley A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Smith, Frederick C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jar. (open access)

Jar.

Patent for a jar for thick semi-liquids such as mustard, which has a discharge spout in the side that allows the contents to be used without taking off the lid of the jar.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Barr, George T., Sr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunshade Holder (open access)

Sunshade Holder

Patent for a sunshade holder. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Atkinson, Earl H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup (open access)

Stirrup

Patent for "new and useful improvements in stirrups" (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Hooks, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Top. (open access)

Top.

Patent for a wind up top, which has flan blades on top that spin the opposite direction from the top.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Reed, Thomas N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signal (open access)

Signal

Patent for a signal that allows trainmasters to move trains in sections. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Cairncross, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Metallic Hose (open access)

Flexible Metallic Hose

Patent for a flexible metallic hose. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Schulz, Wilhelm
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Joint (open access)

Railroad Joint

Patent for a railroad joint. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Coupland, David B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drop Propeller for Boats (open access)

Drop Propeller for Boats

Patent for a drop propeller for boats. This design is to allow boats to easily cross reefs. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Stribling, Franklin E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History