Fence-Post. (open access)

Fence-Post.

Patent for a fence post made of sheet metal or iron, which does not require extra extra staples to attach wires and is durable.
Date: November 16, 1909
Creator: Mace, John O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ore Separator (open access)

Ore Separator

Patent for ore separator. This invention "relates to separators or concentrators for separating or extracting gold from pulverized quartz sand or bearing dirt" (line 8-11). Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Donovan, John T., Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry Drinking-Fountain. (open access)

Poultry Drinking-Fountain.

Patent for a poultry drinking fountain, which run water from a water tank to the the water trough and cuts off automatically when the trough is full.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Anderson, Heartwell B.
System: The Portal to Texas History