Windmill (open access)

Windmill

Patent for a windmill that changes directions with the wind automatically and provides more power to the pump.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Romans, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolley Wheel (open access)

Trolley Wheel

Patent for a trolley wheel. The invention allows for the spreading of wear over contact blocks within the hub of the wheel. Illustration included
Date: October 29, 1912
Creator: Smith, Charley E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolly Wheel and Harp. (open access)

Trolly Wheel and Harp.

Patent for trolley wheels, where "the transmission of the current through the wheel to the harp is maintained at the maximum and the necessary wear of the relatively movable parts reduced to a minimum" (lines 11-15).
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Neighbour, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a washing machine that uses jets of boiling water and steam to clean clothes.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Dickey, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Plate (open access)

Tie-Plate

Patent for a tie plate that sticks firmly to the ties, keeps out moisture, and is lighter than other tie plates.
Date: July 16, 1912
Creator: Walton, Jay W. & Dayton, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspension-Bridge. (open access)

Suspension-Bridge.

Patent for suspension bridges and a mechanism to overcome the vertical motion in floors of spans of bridges and provides a permanent anchorage for the cables.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: Greer, William H. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Tie (open access)

Railway Tie

Patent for a railway tie.
Date: November 5, 1912
Creator: McComas, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan for Sewing-Machines (open access)

Fan for Sewing-Machines

Patent for a fan for sewing machines. Illustrations included.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Ownby, Albert W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvester. (open access)

Cotton Harvester.

Patent for improved cotton harvester consisting of the parts, constructions, arrangements, and combinations of parts. Patent includes figures for parts in several views.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Upshaw, Lucius L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shade-Roller Bracket (open access)

Shade-Roller Bracket

Patent for brackets for adjustable window shades without using screws or nails.
Date: June 8, 1912
Creator: Tune, Brooks H.
System: The Portal to Texas History