Connector for Lamps (open access)

Connector for Lamps

Patent for a connector for headlights that allows them to turn and to be operated from one location in the car.
Date: April 30, 1912
Creator: McKiel, James B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight. (open access)

Headlight.

Patent for a headlight that turns with a cars body and will not accidentally turn from bumps.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Bell, Robert A. & McKiel, James B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broom-Rack. (open access)

Broom-Rack.

Patent for a new and useful broom rack, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 31, 1898
Creator: Smith, Walter I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conveyer. (open access)

Conveyer.

Patent for a new conveyer design “which is particularly adapted to load or unload railroad-car wheels or other heavy material on and of cars” (Lines 13-15) including illustrations.
Date: July 22, 1902
Creator: St. James, Henry Livingston
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight for Automobiles (open access)

Headlight for Automobiles

Patent for a headlight for automobiles that turns with the steering rod.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: McKiel, James B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compressor. (open access)

Compressor.

Patent for a refrigerating machine compressor, which compresses more gas, cools the compressor with the incoming gas, and uses excess heat to dry the gas coming in.
Date: April 19, 1910
Creator: Mayhew, John Daugherty
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Brake (open access)

Car Brake

Patent for a car brake for train cars. Illustrations included.
Date: July 12, 1904
Creator: McKiel, James B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling (open access)

Car Coupling

Patent for a coupling mechanism for rail cars. Illustration included.
Date: October 31, 1905
Creator: Power, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Chamber for Refrigerators. (open access)

Ice-Chamber for Refrigerators.

Patent for an ice chamber for refrigerators, which decreases the amount of ice needed to keep the refrigerator cool and circulates the air better.
Date: June 1, 1909
Creator: Carter, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ever-Level Table. (open access)

Ever-Level Table.

Patent for tables designed for trains or ships where it is important for maintaining the table top constantly level. It allows for the top to be held constantly level and for maintaining its position without sudden movement or causing overbalancing.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Etheridge, Thomas H., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Body-Bolster (open access)

Body-Bolster

Patent for a body bolster for a railway vehicle. Illustrations included.
Date: December 17, 1907
Creator: Wahlert, Henry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freight Car Door (open access)

Freight Car Door

Patent for a freight car door. Illustration included.
Date: August 30, 1904
Creator: Herndon, Joseph R. & Marshall, Edward S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monkey-Wrench. (open access)

Monkey-Wrench.

Patent for a wrench, which can be used as a S wrench or a monkey wrench and is durable.
Date: March 22, 1910
Creator: Post, Parley C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Beam for Cars. (open access)

Draft-Beam for Cars.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in draft beams for cars, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 24, 1898
Creator: Saling, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Hammer. (open access)

Electric Hammer.

Patent for an electric hammer operated by magnetic pull.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Smith, Reuben S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press that has an improved plunger.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Hightower, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight. (open access)

Headlight.

Patent for a train engine headlight, which shines light around a curve.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Bell, Robert A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Box For Boilers (open access)

Fire Box For Boilers

Patent for a fire box for boilers. Illustration included.
Date: December 20, 1904
Creator: Scheliga, Raimund; Reid, R. A. & Reid, T. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Valve Cage for Air-Brake Pumps (open access)

Air-Valve Cage for Air-Brake Pumps

Patent for an air valve cage for air brake pumps which reduces the wear on the air brake pump and substantially reduces the maintenance costs of the system.
Date: February 16, 1909
Creator: Mattingly, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beamless Brake Mechanism (open access)

Beamless Brake Mechanism

Patent for a beamless brake mechanism. Illustration included.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: McKiel, James B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Door (open access)

Car Door

Patent for a rail-car door. This invention is in relation to 'flush doors'. Illustration includes.
Date: March 22, 1904
Creator: Saling, Thomas W. & McKiel, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device For Teaching Music. (open access)

Device For Teaching Music.

Patent for new and useful improvements in devices for use in teaching music.
Date: August 29, 1899
Creator: Morriss, Johnson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Or Buffing Gear Or Rigging For Cars (open access)

Draft Or Buffing Gear Or Rigging For Cars

Patent for a draft or buffing gear or rigging for rail cars. Illustrations included.
Date: April 18, 1905
Creator: Herndon, Joseph R. & Burnett, Samuel R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Door Fastener (open access)

Car Door Fastener

Patent for a car door fastener. Illustration included.
Date: January 10, 1905
Creator: Saling, Thomas W. & McKiel, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History