Cooking Utensil. (open access)

Cooking Utensil.

Patent for a steam cooker with steam tight joints.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Daniels, Laura E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Truck. (open access)

Car-Truck.

Patent for a car truck for use on trains, which can withstand heavy loads and high speeds.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Bleaching Cotton (open access)

Apparatus for Bleaching Cotton

Patent for an apparatus for treating lint cotton as it passes from the gin for bleaching. Illustration included.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Brennan, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton (open access)

Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton

Patent for a seed-cotton handling machine for use in cotton gins which as an improved elevator and feeding system.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Fuller, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canopy. (open access)

Canopy.

Patent for a canopy for beds and sofas to keep out insects.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Swanwick, Harry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing Spear (open access)

Casing Spear

Patent for casing spears. This invention is designed for pulling well tubes or casings that have broken off out of the well. Illustration included.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Carroll, Monroe W. & Johnston, H. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Making Bats for Mattresses, Pillows, Comforts, &c. (open access)

Machine for Making Bats for Mattresses, Pillows, Comforts, &c.

Patent for a machine for making bats for mattresses and related items.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Underwood, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Bagging. (open access)

Machine for Cutting Bagging.

Patent for a cutting machine for cloth bags for cotton presses, which has cloth continuously being fed into it and cuts it at predetermined lengths which can be adjusted as needed.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Clark, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for a coin operated drink machine, which dispenses a set amount of liquid into a cup when a coin is inserted.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing. (open access)

Transmission-Gearing.

Patent for a transmission gearing for a traction system for trains, which can be used on all types of curves without ill effects.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Track-Level. (open access)

Track-Level.

Patent for a track level, which is used to measure the lay of the land that a road is being built through.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Young, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ticket Selling Machine (open access)

Ticket Selling Machine

Patent for a ticket selling machine.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Tree (open access)

Meat-Tree

Patent for a meat tree to hold meat in col storage or for smoking.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Richmond, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a nut lock which holds nuts on bolts without the use of a washer.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Bailey, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove Flue (open access)

Stove Flue

Patent for a stove flue. Illustration included.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Thompson, Everett E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow-Cultivator. (open access)

Harrow-Cultivator.

Patent for a harrow cultivator, which can be operated on opposite sides of a row of plants at the same time.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Farris, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrically Operated Air Brake System (open access)

Electrically Operated Air Brake System

Patent for an electrically operated air brake system.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Track-Brake. (open access)

Electric Track-Brake.

Patent for an electric train brake, which allows trains to not slow down on curves without derailing and allows faster emergency braking.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regulator for Dynamo-Electric Machines. (open access)

Regulator for Dynamo-Electric Machines.

Patent for an electric dynamo machine regulator for use in traction systems on trains.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Bearing Trolley-Wheel. (open access)

Roller-Bearing Trolley-Wheel.

Patent for a trolley wheel, which puts less friction on the axle by reducing the movement inside the wheel.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Cooksey, William Lynch
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Lace Fastener. (open access)

Shoe-Lace Fastener.

Patent for a shoelace fastener to hold the tongue of the shoe up and keep the laces tied.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Nicholls, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shirt (open access)

Shirt

Patent for a mans shirt which is held in place by a strap going between the legs so that the garment does not move throughout the day and which helps hold up drawers.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Pollak, Julius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight. (open access)

Headlight.

Patent for a train engine headlight, which shines light around a curve.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Bell, Robert A. & McKiel, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potato-Cutter. (open access)

Potato-Cutter.

Patent for a potato cutter for dividing seed potatoes into sections for planting.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Wheeler, Melley M.
System: The Portal to Texas History