Resource Type

Convertible Case. (open access)

Convertible Case.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in convertible cases, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 8, 1899
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Package - Carrying Bicycle. (open access)

Convertible Package - Carrying Bicycle.

Patent for a convertible package carrying bicycle.
Date: November 2, 1897
Creator: Sanders, Ira B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collector's Bill-Book. (open access)

Collector's Bill-Book.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in collectors' bill - books, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1899
Creator: Ward, George Cooper
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Shade or Curtain Support. (open access)

Adjustable Shade or Curtain Support.

Patent for adjustable and curtain supports, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 29, 1898
Creator: Dallin,Bruce
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Back-Pedaling Brake. (open access)

Back-Pedaling Brake.

Patent for a new and improved brake and coasting pocket wheel for velocipedes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 24, 1899
Creator: Wallerich, Nicholas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Weaving Device. (open access)

Wire Weaving Device.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in Portable wire-weaving device.
Date: January 11, 1898
Creator: Murrah, Louis T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Fastener. (open access)

Window-Fastener.

Patent for a new and useful window fastener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 25, 1899
Creator: James, Will S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack. (open access)

Lifting-Jack.

Patent for a new and useful lifting jack, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Hughs, George Washington
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for an improvement in valves which "is adapted for connection with pipes or conduits for conducting water, steam, or other fluids; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient appliance of this character possessing the functions of both a globe and a check valve; and it is adapted to advantageously control the flow of liquid no matter what position or its casing may occupy" (lines 7-15). It includes instructions and illustrations..
Date: August 15, 1899
Creator: Thummel, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instep Bearing Or Guard For Stirrups. (open access)

Instep Bearing Or Guard For Stirrups.

Patent for a new and improved instep bearing or guard for stirrups, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 14, 1899
Creator: Kellner, Charles J. E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer. (open access)

Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in mail bag catchers and deliverers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1899
Creator: Bresland, Sylvester E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stationary Boiler. (open access)

Stationary Boiler.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in stationary boilers for " marine, locomotive, and stationary purposes" (line 14- 15).
Date: January 4, 1898
Creator: McCallum, Daniel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup. (open access)

Stirrup.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stirrups, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 10, 1899
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mandolin. (open access)

Mandolin.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in Mandolins to"obtain a tone for mandolins as nearly as possible equal to that of violins and other stringed instruments played by bows"(line 8-10)
Date: November 30, 1897
Creator: Simpson, Roy B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marine Puzzle for Toy. (open access)

Marine Puzzle for Toy.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in marine puzzles or toys, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 11, 1899
Creator: Butz, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poison-Distributer. (open access)

Poison-Distributer.

Patent for a new and improved machine for "distributing poison upon vines and plants that will be under the complete control of one man and which is operation will not injure the plants being treated and which will also insure an equal distribution of poison simultaneously upon three to seven or more rows of plants" (line 7 - 14).
Date: November 21, 1899
Creator: Richter, Frank L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pass-Book (open access)

Pass-Book

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in pass books, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 17, 1899
Creator: Martin, Thomas P., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hook and Bushing for Same. (open access)

Hook and Bushing for Same.

Patent for a hame hook and a bushing for hame-hooks, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 3, 1898
Creator: Carder, Joshua W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Sourer. (open access)

Grain-Sourer.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in grain scourers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 12, 1899
Creator: McLellan, Frederick A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoe-Sharpener. (open access)

Hoe-Sharpener.

Patent for a new and useful hoe sharpener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 13, 1898
Creator: Foster, James T. & Miller, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guitar. (open access)

Guitar.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stringed musical instruments, such as harp guitars, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 1, 1898
Creator: Ward, George Cooper
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cot. (open access)

Folding Cot.

Patent for certain new and useful improvement in folding cots, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 19, 1899
Creator: Martindale, James Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary And Folding Chair. (open access)

Rotary And Folding Chair.

Patent for a new and improved rotary and folding chair, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Hosmer, Arthur
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jewel-Setting. (open access)

Jewel-Setting.

Patent for a new and useful jewel setting, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 31, 1899
Creator: Wandry, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History