Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a baling press. This invention is a screw operated double acting plunger that compresses the bales. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Tate, William Elbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure for Bottles, &c. (open access)

Closure for Bottles, &c.

Patent for a tamper-proof bottle cap made of flexible metal that expands to seal the bottle and cannot be removed and replaced without signs being evident in the bottle and cap.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Hull, John William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker. (open access)

Cotton-Picker.

Patent for a skeleton glove for picking cotton that protects the fingers from chafing from the plant through the use of metal or leather thimbles on the end of each finger of the glove.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Adkins, Willis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Thinner (open access)

Cotton Thinner

Patent for a cotton thinner. This invention is designed to thin rows of cotton and corn. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Bolin, Nathan C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disk Plow (open access)

Disk Plow

Patent for disk plow. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Leuty, Clyde Clifford
System: The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Jack. (open access)

Floor-Jack.

Patent for simple, affordable, and durable carpenters tongs that are made to push the boards of a floor or wall into place before nailing is done.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Fleming, Henry C. & Royster, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gage. (open access)

Gage.

Patent for a measuring gage for measuring rafters that clamps on the wood, has a saw guide line, and eliminates the use of multiple calculation instruments thus making the process simpler.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Morrison, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Cutting Register. (open access)

Hair-Cutting Register.

Patent for a counting device for use by barber shops activated by taking on and off the head rest of a barbers chair, so that the shop owner knows how many hair cuts were given in each chair that day and can cross check the money taken in each day against the numbers of haircuts given.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Kelley, Hugh, C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hunting or Shooting Garment. (open access)

Hunting or Shooting Garment.

Patent for a coat for use while using firearms that has pads built into the shoulders to absorb the impact of the recoil of the gun and protect the shoulders from rubbing while carrying the gun.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Petmecky, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Illusion Car (open access)

Illusion Car

Patent for an illusion car. This invention is related to amusement. Illustrations included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Winterborne, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Holder. (open access)

Meat-Holder.

Patent for a meat holding device which consists of a pan with joints in the bottom and a series of hooks to pierce the meat to hold it in place while cutting it.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Jackson, Cyrillus Quitman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for plow. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Hendon, Walter P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shampoo-Registering Device. (open access)

Shampoo-Registering Device.

Patent for a shelf for shampoos in barber shops that counts how many times shampoos are taken off and put back on the shelf for the purpose of counting customers.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Kelley, Hugh, C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tubular Tank Inspector And Gage (open access)

Tubular Tank Inspector And Gage

Patent for a tubular tank inspector and gage. This invention is designed for the measuring level of fluids in the tank. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Gregson, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine composed of a suds box, a stationary rubber piece, and rubber rollers.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Thompson, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watch (open access)

Watch

Patent for a watch. This inventions construction relates to the movement of the watches features. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Currie, Neil; Warren, C. L. & Davies, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a pipe wrench that is is strong but does not crush the pipe and eliminates the need for other specialized tools to perform work on pipes.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Lavier, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History