Buggy-Spindle (open access)

Buggy-Spindle

Patent for a buggy spindle for "taking up lost motion in the axle box should it be too short or too worn" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Messer, Jeremiah Clark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Barnett, James Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Post for Fences (open access)

Design for a Post for Fences

Patent for a design for new, unique, and decorative fence posts.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Shelton, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair Tonic (open access)

Hair Tonic

Patent for a hair tonic. This invention is a medical treatment intended to strengthen hair and scalp.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Newcom, Annie & Newcom, Jennie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow and Cultivating Implement (open access)

Harrow and Cultivating Implement

Patent for a harrow and cultivating implement which "may be readily adjusted and adapted to various uses" (lines 12-13).
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Sherrill, Samuel T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Housing for Electric Alarm Mechanism (open access)

Housing for Electric Alarm Mechanism

Patent for a protector for electric appliances used on railways. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Mayberry, James Blount
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock (open access)

Lock

Patent for a lock. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Winslow, Walter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock (open access)

Lock

Patent for a lock. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Winslow, Walter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator for Eccentrics (open access)

Lubricator for Eccentrics

Patent for a lubricator for eccentrics. This invention is a means for supplying oil to a lubricating chamber as a method of regulating the flow of lubricant from said chamber. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Helm, Clyve Dolphin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail Bag Catchers and Deliverer (open access)

Mail Bag Catchers and Deliverer

Patent for a mail bag catcher and deliverer. This invention is designed for the retrieval and delivery of mailbags by passing trains. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Anderson, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Cracking Machine (open access)

Nut-Cracking Machine

Patent for a nut cracking machine with an automatic feeder and can be operated by hand. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Lantery, Frank B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie and Brace (open access)

Rail Tie and Brace

Patent for a rail tie and brace. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Frampton, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Discharge-Valve Mechanism (open access)

Safety-Discharge-Valve Mechanism

Patent for a safety discharge valve to aid in the expulsion of air from train lines or pipes. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Bowers, John O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand Box (open access)

Sand Box

Patent for a sand box. This invention "relates to sand guards for vehicle wheel hubs, and has for its principal object to provide a guard" (8-10). Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Underwood, Thomas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanding Machine (open access)

Sanding Machine

Patent for a sanding machine. This invention is designed to apply sand to freshly painted surfaces. The sanding machine consists of a sandbox that communicates with a spraying nozzle. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Mullikin, Ellie Hugh
System: The Portal to Texas History
Setting Plants (open access)

Setting Plants

Patent for setting plants. This invention is and improvement of a machine that sets young plants as an efficient method to promote rapid and uniform growth. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Sinclair, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Apparatus (open access)

Well Drilling Apparatus

Patent for a well drilling apparatus. This invention applies to the drilling of oil wells. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Milliron, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade and Curtain Hanger (open access)

Window Shade and Curtain Hanger

Patent for a window shade and curtain hanger. This invention is designed with a bracket attached to the frame in order to hold the pole for draping a shade or curtain. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Gregson, Emily G. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Computing and Weighing Scale (open access)

Automatic Computing and Weighing Scale

Patent for automatic computing and weighing scale.
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Mount, Timothy S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balancing Device for Cultivators or the Like (open access)

Balancing Device for Cultivators or the Like

Patent for a balancing device for cultivators or the like.
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Dwight, Frances M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed-Brace (open access)

Bed-Brace

Patent for a bed-brace
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Howse, Claud A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dish-Drainer (open access)

Dish-Drainer

Patent for dish-drainer.
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Cleek, Florence
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Rack (open access)

Display-Rack

Patent for a display rack.
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Wilbanks, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Bob (open access)

Fishing-Bob

Patent for a fishing bob that "will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, one which may be manufactured at a minimum cost, and one in which the bob may be readily adjusted upon the line and securely held against accidental movement."(Lines 10-15) Including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Scott, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History