Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in cotton choppers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 6, 1900
Creator: Bartels, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock (open access)

Nut Lock

Patent for nut lock. Illustration included.
Date: October 12, 1909
Creator: Braune, Fritz
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Operated Device (open access)

Pump-Operated Device

Patent for "combination with a pump-operating crank-shaft and a walking-beam operatively connected with the pump-rod, means for preventing sudden movements of the pump-rod at the ends of its strokes and for assisting in starting the rod in its reciprocations" (lines 10-15).
Date: May 28, 1901
Creator: Crawford, Charles Buchanan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Serving-Tray. (open access)

Serving-Tray.

Patent for a serving tray with individual spots for various dishes, which turns on rollers intended for use at hotels, restaurants, and boarding houses.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Heise, Otto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn - Husking Machine (open access)

Corn - Husking Machine

Patent for improvements to the corn-husking machine with a butt-end cutter for the ears of corn. (lines 9-10)
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Werner, Anton, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Coupling (open access)

Pipe-Coupling

Patent for a device that allows two pipes to be connected without the need of creating threads on the end of pipes.
Date: March 8, 1902
Creator: Willmann, Joesph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill. (open access)

Drill.

Patent for improvements in drills by providing “a frame which may be readily attached to any suitable support and wherein the drill-spindle may be engaged for operation by a common form of chest-brace.” (Lines 9-13) The frame would enable the stock-rest to adjust in proper positions to receive different thicknesses of stock.” (Lines 15-17) Illustration is included.
Date: April 2, 1901
Creator: Willmann, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for new design for a wrench that is a "simple, efficient, and inexpensive one adapted for operating on nuts, pipes, rods and other objects." (Lines 11-13) Illustration included.
Date: May 8, 1900
Creator: Willmann, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn Husker and Chopper (open access)

Corn Husker and Chopper

Patent for a corn husker and chopper. Illustration included.
Date: August 23, 1904
Creator: Willmann, Joseph, Sr. & Leek, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History