Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which "may be operated from either wheel" (lines 12-13).
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Stepleton, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
BRIDLE-BIT (open access)

BRIDLE-BIT

Patent for an improved bridle bit for veterinary services, including illustrations.
Date: March 31, 1914
Creator: Mateer, Wilbur N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Sword and Pistol. (open access)

Combined Sword and Pistol.

Patent for improvements in combined swords and pistols where the "pistol is supported by the sword blade adjacent the handle portion" (lines 11-12). The invention allows the "barrel portion of the pistol to be broken down or moved" (lines 15-16) to help with emptying the barrel and an adjustable sword handle to aid in the use of the pistol; includes illustration.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Wigiert, Joe J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wire-Clamp. (open access)

Wire-Clamp.

Patent for a wire clamp.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Peckenpaugh, John Ervin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toilet Article (open access)

Toilet Article

Patent for a combination brush and comb with cover, designed with spring clutches to allow each article to hold in its desired position, including illustrations and instructions
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Wigiert, Stash
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for a hay press, which can form the hay bale without much pressure being exerted by the operators of the machine.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Guynes, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separating Machine (open access)

Separating Machine

Patent for separation of the foreign materials from the seed meats by means of an air blast directed against the materials as they fall by gravity from an inclined shaker or agitator, the lighter foreign matter being thereby separated from the heavier seed meats which continue their decent so a suitable conveyer of recptacle
Date: September 11, 1917
Creator: Buckley, Andrew Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Signaling Apparatus. (open access)

Fishing Signaling Apparatus.

Patent for a signal that is put on a fishing pole that helps see if a fisher has a bite at night.
Date: August 14, 1916
Creator: Evans, Lyda D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rocker Attachment (open access)

Rocker Attachment

Patent for the rocker attachment. This invention relates to furniture and has special reference to a rocking chair provided with a resilient cushion for the rockers. Illustration is included.
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Fitz, Will & Fitz, Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet-Clutch (open access)

Ratchet-Clutch

Patent for a clutch design that enables the use of a single clutch in agricultural machine engines.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Smith, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for railroad joint designed to reduce the shifting of the rails while being easy to construct.
Date: July 10, 1917
Creator: Autry, Lemual Arlanda
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Device for Railways. (open access)

Safety Device for Railways.

Patent for a safety device for railways that stops trains if they enter a danger zone, which indicates that the train is to close to another train.
Date: October 3, 1911
Creator: Mitchell, Charles B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History