Machine for Separating Fiber from Stalks. (open access)

Machine for Separating Fiber from Stalks.

Patent for a machine that separates fibers from the stalks and leaves of a variety of plants, including ramie, flax, pineapple, and sisal.
Date: January 7, 1902
Creator: Allison, Samuel B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Track and CarrIage for Swing-Scaffolds. (open access)

Track and CarrIage for Swing-Scaffolds.

Patent for a track and carriage for swing scaffolds used by painters that can move horizontally across a house without taking down the scaffold and has adjustable lengths.
Date: January 7, 1908
Creator: Kersey, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorandum Clip Board. (open access)

Memorandum Clip Board.

Patent for an improved clipboard, which provides different clasps to support checks and other sized items at specific points.
Date: January 7, 1902
Creator: Dickey, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheet-Piling. (open access)

Sheet-Piling.

Patent for sheet piling, which has closely fitting joints to make it watertight and can be varied in width.
Date: January 7, 1908
Creator: Pyle, Jesse Theodor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signal-Lock for Mail-Boxes. (open access)

Signal-Lock for Mail-Boxes.

Patent for a signal lock for mail boxes, which can only be operated from the inside of the box and locks in position.
Date: January 7, 1908
Creator: Patterson, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutting Apparatus for Corn-Harvesters. (open access)

Cutting Apparatus for Corn-Harvesters.

Patent for a cutting apparatus for a corn harvester, which allows the rotary wheel to be closer to the main driving shaft.
Date: January 7, 1908
Creator: Tilson, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator

Patent for an Acetylene gas generator with an improved building method for holding the carbide tank above the generator tank.
Date: January 7, 1908
Creator: Walsh, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chimney (open access)

Chimney

Patent for a chimney. Illustration included.
Date: January 7, 1905
Creator: Palladino, Gaetano
System: The Portal to Texas History