Checkrein Attachment (open access)

Checkrein Attachment

Patent for checkrein attachment. This invention is intended for use with harnessed horses. Illustration included.
Date: April 12, 1904
Creator: Clary, John A. & Butler, Hard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Dasher (open access)

Churn-Dasher

Patent for distributing air through cream while "thoroughly" agitating said cream, with brief instruction and illustrations.
Date: April 20, 1904
Creator: Vestal, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Stone (open access)

Artificial Stone

Patent for artificial stone.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Steger, Virge
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cement Plaster Kettle (open access)

Cement Plaster Kettle

Patent for a cement plaster kettle. This "invention is an improvement in kettles for cooking gypsum in order to convert the same into cement-plaster" (line 8-10). Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Malone, Charles Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin Controlled Vending Machine (open access)

Coin Controlled Vending Machine

Patent for coin controlled vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Kreter, Otto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compound Tool (open access)

Compound Tool

Patent for a compound tool. This invention consists of multiple tools in one. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Highsmith, Aubrey O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence (open access)

Wire Fence

Patent for wire fence. Illustration included.
Date: April 19, 1904
Creator: Hughes, Wallace B. & Samuels, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration inlcuded.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Montgomery, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Variable Speed Governor (open access)

Variable Speed Governor

Patent for a variable speed governor. This invention regulates speed of vehicle without stopping the motor. Illustration included.
Date: April 12, 1904
Creator: Casteel, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel (open access)

Vehicle Wheel

Patent for a vehicle wheel. This invention is designed to keep dust and grit out of the axle point and nib. It has a wooden core sheathed in metal. Illustration included.
Date: April 19, 1904
Creator: Polk, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vest and Drawers Holder (open access)

Vest and Drawers Holder

Patent for a vest and drawers holder. Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Lustig, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon Burner

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner. The invention is designed to provide certain new and useful improvements for utilizing crude oil as a fuel and for conveniently (line 10-12). Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Barton, Charles H.; Henrichsen, Henry E.; Cousins, Jullious & Matthews, Cranmer L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool For Removing Floors, Ceilings, Sidings, &c. (open access)

Tool For Removing Floors, Ceilings, Sidings, &c.

Patent for a tool that removes floors, ceilings, sidings, and more. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Harmon, William O. & Quarles, Alexander H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Water-Heater and Steam-Cooker (open access)

Portable Water-Heater and Steam-Cooker

Patent for a portable water-heater and steam-cooker that "can be adapted for heating water for a variety of domestic purposes, such as for washing clothes and the like, and for supplying steam for scalding clothes, for cooking feed for stock, and for operating a churn or similar device" (lines 14-19).
Date: April 12, 1904
Creator: Staton, John William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Briquets (open access)

Process of Producing Briquets

Patent for a process of producing briquets.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Davidson, John Milne
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspenders (open access)

Suspenders

Patent for suspenders. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Scott, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guard Rail Clamp (open access)

Guard Rail Clamp

Patent for a guard rail clamp. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Kelly, Patrick Edward & Riordan, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hip Form and Stocking Supporter (open access)

Hip Form and Stocking Supporter

Patent for hip-forms and stocking supporters. This "invention pertains to hip-forms and stocking supporters for ladies wear; and it consists in combined hip-form and stocking-supporter the novelty, utility, and practical advantages" (line 8-12). Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Beeler, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grinding Attachment (open access)

Grinding Attachment

Patent for a grinding attachment. This attachment is a grindstone that is turned via the hand-car. Illustrations included.
Date: April 12, 1904
Creator: Brown, Mik
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice Cream Freezer (open access)

Ice Cream Freezer

Patent for an ice cream freezer. Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Prade, Julien
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road Grader (open access)

Road Grader

Patent for a road grader. Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Braly, Hugh L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Tooth for Cultivators and Harrows (open access)

Spring Tooth for Cultivators and Harrows

Patent for a spring tooth for cultivators and harrows. Illustrations included.
Date: April 12, 1904
Creator: Vance, Sidney F. & Woodard, Lorenzo D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flushing Tank (open access)

Flushing Tank

Patent for a flushing tank. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1904
Creator: Walker, Benjamin, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness Fastner (open access)

Harness Fastner

Patent for a harness fastener. Illustration included.
Date: April 12, 1904
Creator: Cornitius, Ermst
System: The Portal to Texas History