Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Abrams, Frederic
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hammer (open access)

Hammer

Patent for a hammer
Date: April 28, 1903
Creator: Rowe, George Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit or Vegetables Slicer (open access)

Fruit or Vegetables Slicer

Patent for a fruit or vegetable slicer.
Date: April 14, 1903
Creator: Lallement, Julius A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for improvements “in axle-nut wrenches in which the wrench comprising an angular socket portion adapted to extend partially within the wheel-hub to engage the nut,” (lines 81-83) so that the nut may be unscrewed by rotating the wheel. Illustration is included.
Date: April 15, 1902
Creator: Haines, Samuel Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling (open access)

Car-Coupling

Patent for invention relating "to improvements in automatic car-couplings" (lines 9-10) for railroad cars.
Date: April 16, 1901
Creator: Priddy, Miles C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a new and improved design and construction for washing machines.
Date: April 9, 1901
Creator: Davis, John Lafayette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check Book. (open access)

Check Book.

Patent for an improvement to check books and covers.
Date: April 10, 1900
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
System: The Portal to Texas History