Railroad Crossing (open access)

Railroad Crossing

Patent for a railroad crossing. Illustration included.
Date: November 13, 1906
Creator: Baker, Horace A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Press (open access)

Cotton Press

Patent for a cotton press. This invention compresses and feeds cotton in a continuous spiral layer bat. The cotton goes to a revolving press of a cylindrical formation where they are compressed and condensed into a bale. Illustrations included.
Date: November 13, 1906
Creator: Baker, Horace A. & Crowson, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap (open access)

Animal Trap

Patent for an animal trap. Illustration included.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: Crowson, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System. (open access)

Telephone System.

Patent for telephone system, which allows for locking the receiver hooks at all substations between two connected stations. It also allows for lines to be subdivided for the purpose of using more than one message at the same time.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Gorden, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History