Automatic Fish-Hook (open access)

Automatic Fish-Hook

Patent for a fish hook designed to catch the fish by its head when it takes the bait. Illustrations included.
Date: February 9, 1909
Creator: Timmons, Benjamin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dallas Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1909
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaving-Cup (open access)

Shaving-Cup

Patent for a shaving cup with two compartments for soap and water and a drain. Illustrations included.
Date: July 6, 1909
Creator: Cook, Howard Price
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Spike. (open access)

Railroad-Spike.

Patent for a railroad spike, which is securely anchored in the tracks.
Date: September 14, 1909
Creator: Butts, Carl K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Assisting Vehicles Uphill. (open access)

Device for Assisting Vehicles Uphill.

Patent for a device for assisting vehicles uphill, which attaches a counter balance to the wagon that lifts up going downhill and goes down while going up hill to make the pulling easier on the animals pulling the wagon.
Date: October 12, 1909
Creator: Stevens, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History