Convertible Mixing and Cleaning Machine (open access)

Convertible Mixing and Cleaning Machine

Patent for convertible mixing and cleaning machine. Illustrations included.
Date: July 5, 1904
Creator: Stacey, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lathe-Chuck (open access)

Lathe-Chuck

Patent for a lathe chuck to be used with cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Jipperson, John Marsen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor-Burner (open access)

Vapor-Burner

Patent for a vapor burner and generator. Illustrations included.
Date: January 5, 1909
Creator: Jordan, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switching Device (open access)

Switching Device

Patent for switching devices. This invention is for electrically operated switch tongue throwing mechanisms and is for use in switching cars from one track to another. illustrations included.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Makley, John N.; Manett, Edward F. & Dannelly, Frank M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Railway-Gate (open access)

Electric Railway-Gate

Patent for an electric railway gate. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: McGee, Richmond M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Attachment for Movable Object (open access)

Electrical Attachment for Movable Object

Patent for "a means to prevent the retarding of a movable element, such as shovel or disk plows, road rollers and rotatable and reciprocatory devices, when the said element is traveling through or upon an adhering earthy electrical conducting substance" (lines 7-12).
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Dawkins, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nose-Bag for Feeding Horses and Other Animals. (open access)

Nose-Bag for Feeding Horses and Other Animals.

Patent for a nose-bag for horse feed that allows the feed to stay near the horses mouth despite changes in the weight of the feed. It also allows for easier filling of the bag.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Hodge, Alfred Lucas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb Rule And Level (open access)

Plumb Rule And Level

Patent for a plumb rule and level. Illustration included.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Downs, Wayne
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvester (open access)

Cotton Harvester

Patent for a cotton harvester. The invention is designed to pick cotton, automatically depositing the bolls in the gin, separates the seeds, and discharges the lint. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1907
Creator: Williams, Edward M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeder (open access)

Seeder

Patent for a new wheeled seeder design "especially intended for the planting of cottonseed and corn" (lines 14-16).
Date: December 5, 1905
Creator: Schofield, James Drommond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Handpiece (open access)

Dental Handpiece

Patent for a dental handpiece. Illustrations included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Crawford, Lyter H.
System: The Portal to Texas History