Spittoon. (open access)

Spittoon.

Patent for a spittoon that does not spill the contents "in case the article is upset when moved by the foot or when struck in a way to cause the same to overturn".
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Holman, Vasser C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Cleaner (open access)

Gin-Saw Cleaner

Patent for a gin saw cleaner that can clean saws while in rotation.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Flowers, Malon I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Axle Lubricator. (open access)

Vehicle Axle Lubricator.

Patent for a new and improved axle lubricator. This design utilizes threads to allow for removal and reattachment, as well as easy cleaning.
Date: January 25, 1881
Creator: Rochelle, John Rugeley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill. (open access)

Drill.

Patent for a simple, durable, and effective drill that "automatically expand[s] in the bottom of the well below the tubing, to cut a hole sufficiently large for the tubing without requiring a second drilling or reaming process" (lines 11-15).
Date: September 25, 1894
Creator: Lindholm, Charlie M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles. (open access)

Improvement in Buckles.

Patent for 'buckles for harness or other purposes, adapted for connection to a strap or billet without sewing." (lines 6-8)Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date: November 25, 1879
Creator: Bugbee, George G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marking Device. (open access)

Marking Device.

Patent for a new and improved merchandise tag. This design consists of a stick "provided with means for holding it fixed in its position after it has been inserted and having hinged to its outer end the tag having a strip of suitable material secured around its edges, as shown, so as to form on both sides of the tag the flanges adapted to receive the removable, reversible, and interchangeable cards (lines 1-8).
Date: August 25, 1885
Creator: Brown, Sampson Harvey
System: The Portal to Texas History