Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper. (open access)

Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper.

Patent for a combined railroad tie and rail anti-creeping device, which prevents the rails from spreading.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gravity Slide Ash Pan (open access)

Gravity Slide Ash Pan

Patent for a gravity slide ash pan. Illustration included.
Date: December 28, 1909
Creator: Ryan, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notching Means for Wire-Winding Machines. (open access)

Notching Means for Wire-Winding Machines.

Patent for notching means for wire winding machines, which evenly notches well screens with a chisel.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Wergin, William Lewis
System: The Portal to Texas History