Car Truck Bolster (open access)

Car Truck Bolster

Patent for a car-truck bolster. The design improves upon existing versions to bolster a car or truck in order to readily makes repairs in a simple and expeditious manner. The bolster can be taken apart which allows for each part to be replaced separately.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Fowler, T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool. (open access)

Combination-Tool.

Patent for a combination tool that provides "a novel form of tool-head arranged to interchangeably carry a plurality of tools of different characters, whereby the single tool-head may be employed in various capacities" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Spicer, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Stove Attachment (open access)

Cooking Stove Attachment

Patent for a cooking stove attachment. The attachment goes inside the oven of the cooking-stove to prevent food from being burned while cooking. Moisture is supplied to the oven to prevent blistering of bread while baking and improve the general baking and roasting qualities of the oven.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Green, G. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switch For Street-Railways. (open access)

Electric Switch For Street-Railways.

Patent for an electric switch for street railways. This invention allows for the operation of switches of the track from the car, so the operator can turn the switches without stopping the car.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Posey, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Embroidering Attachment for Sewing-Machines. (open access)

Embroidering Attachment for Sewing-Machines.

Patent for an Embroidering Attachment for Sewing Machines that permits the movement of the material in any direction in order to improve embroidery designing.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Jacobs, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Jack. (open access)

Pump-Jack.

Patent for an improved version of "operating pumps and similar apparatus" (lines 8-9).
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: York, Francis M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reed-Organ. (open access)

Reed-Organ.

Patent for a cheap and simple reed-board that provides a uniform tone that is produced through the register or registers and allows the freedom of communication between the reed-cells and pipe or resonance cells.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Preston, Percy C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trunk-Corder. (open access)

Trunk-Corder.

Patent for "Improvement in Trunk-Corders." (line 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Kessee, Walter Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Implement. (open access)

Agricultural Implement.

Patent for "the production of simple and inexpensive means whereby the ordinary farming implements--such as plows, cultivators, and the like--may be readily convert to the sulky or wheeled type." (line 11-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Cornelison, Jesse U.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tying Machine. (open access)

Bale-Tying Machine.

Patent for a bale tying machine that wraps and ties cylindrical bales, "especially for placing wrappers of jute or other bagging material around cylindrical cotton - bales" (lines 11-14) while holding the bale compressed.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Cagle, Carter M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment (open access)

Plow Attachment

Patent for a plow attachment. This design has improvements for the foot portion of plows and cultivators. The attachment is easy to apply, and can be adjusted accordingly.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Clark, Samuel Houston
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for improved rail joints that are stronger, more durable, removes the need for "pounding of the rails ends" (lines 14-15) and reducing the loss and displacement of bolts.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Hensley, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separator (open access)

Separator

Patent for a separator for separating grain. This invention is a separator to separate grain from the straw in threshing machines. The straw is shaken and agitated in order to separate the grain.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Crane, James D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheet Metal Fireproof Window (open access)

Sheet Metal Fireproof Window

Patent for a sheet metal, fireproof window. The design is a window where the frame and the sash is constructed out of sheet-metal in order for it to be fireproof. The design also allows the sashes to be opened and held in that position but will close automatically when high temperature air comes into contact with them.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Miller, W. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine (open access)

Washing Machine

Patent for a washing machine. The design includes a plunger that reciprocates up and down in order to agitate the contents. It is operated by a foot-plate and is meant to be easy-to-use.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Moeckel, A. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeder (open access)

Seeder

Patent for an attachment or stand-alone seeding device which is "inexpensive...durable, and easy and effective in operation." (lines 16 & 17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 17, 1906
Creator: Mouser, Robert H., Jr
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bathing-Hat. (open access)

Bathing-Hat.

Patent for a nearly waterproof hat that will keep the hair dry and protect the face from the sun while being both strong and durable.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Herndon, Florence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double-Screw Swivel Lifting-Jack. (open access)

Double-Screw Swivel Lifting-Jack.

Patent for an improved double screw swivel lifting jack, including illustrations.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Morris, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Driving Mechanism (open access)

Driving Mechanism

Patent for a driving mechanism. The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient mechanism for transforming reciprocatory motion into rotary motion. It can be adapted in order to connect to other mechanisms.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Allison, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emergency Rail-Brake. (open access)

Emergency Rail-Brake.

Patent for "a new and improved emergency rail-brake" (lines 1-5).
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Adams, Powell O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel. (open access)

Hydraulic Swivel.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in hydraulic swivels" (lines 1-6).
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Wiggs, James A., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mortising-Tool. (open access)

Mortising-Tool.

Patent for a mortising-tool which is a device for mortising door-frames to get a hinge.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Huber, Frederick K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Holder. (open access)

Sash-Holder.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Sash-Holders." (line 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Quick, Albert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering-Gear for Traction-Engines (open access)

Steering-Gear for Traction-Engines

Patent for improvements to a steering gear for traction engines by means of a steam-cylinder and a valve to control the steam flow, including illustrations.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Cantelou, Peter Louie
System: The Portal to Texas History