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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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for a stalk cutter that is light but durable that cuts the stalks up small enough that they can be plowed under the field to enrich the soil for the next crop.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Cooper, Joseph P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means For Protecting River Banks
Patent for a means for protecting river banks. The invention is designed to prevent erosion of banks and maintain the water flows course. Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Nabers, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco-Pipe.
Patent for a tobacco pipe with supplemental ducts in the sides of the pipe bowl to make the smoke travel farther and become cool and sweet and prevent saliva from going into the fire bowl. It also has a place for a nicotine filter if desired.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Kneezell, Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester.
Patent for a steam train locomotive spark arrester consisting of curved pipe smoke stack that holds solid particles of exhaust on the edges of the pipe, which are expelled by the force of exhaust gases coming through, into the fire box thereby preventing their escape outside the engine reducing danger from stray sparks. This system also uses less fuel than previous systems.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Chalfant, Cotter Strawn
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Punch.
Patent for a punch for "removing broken rivets from buggy-bow sockets" (lines 16, 17) that can be operated by one person.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Stedham, William H. & Miller, John N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment.
Patent for a plow attachment for turning the subsoil while the main plow opens the furrow that can be adjusted to any depth desired and attached to all types of plows.
Date:
April 30, 1907
Creator:
Tunnell, Wilson B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Screen-House.
Patent for a portable screened house that is made in sections that are easily packed and shipped to be assembled on location.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Wingren, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protector for Rubber Tires
Patent for a protector for rubber tires. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Posey, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that is simpler, more durable, and cheaper to make than previous ones and allows for easier adjustments in plowing depth.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Stafford, George A. & Henry, Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley-Wire Holder
Patent for a trolley wire holder that prevents the trolley wheel from coming off the overhead conductor line and automatically releases the trolley wheel from the conductor line when the trolley car arm is pulled down from the conductor line.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
La Bauve, Valcoure J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone-Switch
Patent for a telephone switch. "This invention relates to switches for telephone and more particularly to shifting devices for short-circuiting certain classes of lines, and the object is to provide a system of cutting off communication in what are called 'party' lines" (line 8-13). Illustration included.
Date:
April 30, 1907
Creator:
Mount, Timothy S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grab Hook
Patent for a grab hook. This invention is designed to hoist well casings, drill rods, pump rods, and other implements used in drilling. Illustration included.
Date:
April 30, 1907
Creator:
Robinson, Albert W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Arrester.
Patent for a wagon tongue for horse-drawn wagons that is equipped with a spring triggered device that can be used to put the whole draft of the wagon on the horses bits to stop them if they are running away.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Lambert, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for a steel wheel with springs for automobiles that reduces jarring, is affordable, and does not get damaged as easily as the pneumatic tires previously in use on automobiles.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Tubbs, William Oscar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hopple or Regulator for Plows
Patent for a hopple or regulator for plows. This design is an attachment for cultivators plows of varying width between the plow beams and possessing a actuating handle within easy reach. Illustration included.
Date:
April 30, 1907
Creator:
Thornton, William Newton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Saw
Patent for an ice saw. The invention is designed for cutting ice blocks for use in ice boxes, refrigerators, and such devices. Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Butler, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Bed
Patent for a spring-bed. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Cohron, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen Catch
Patent for a screen catch. This invention is a combined catch and lock design. It is "used for holding screen-doors, window-screens, and the like in a closed position" (line 15-17). Illustration included.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Huber, Frederick K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Construction
Patent for a railroad tie. Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
King, Alphonse
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History