Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

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

Scale

Patent for a scale that is used for weighing hay prior to feeding it into a baling press. Illustration included.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Aue, Herman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher (open access)

Horse-Detacher

Patent for a vehicle attachment that allows the driver to detach the vehicle from the horse, should the horse become difficult to control. Illustrations included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Barnett, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Coupling. (open access)

Wagon-Coupling.

Patent for an improved wagon-coupling, which is easy to manufacture.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Biggers, Samuel A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine. (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine.

Patent for a saw fling machines for gin saws, which has less parts than previous models.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Blain, F. A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pie-Plate Lifter (open access)

Pie-Plate Lifter

Patent for a pie plate lifter used to handle pie plates or other utensils should they be too hot. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Blue, Henry L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Assorting, Stacking, and Counting Coins (open access)

Machine for Assorting, Stacking, and Counting Coins

Patent for a machine which organizes, stacks, counts, and gives the total value of a collection of coins. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Brewster, Bertram Forrest
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate (open access)

Crate

Patent for a type of crate used for shipping eggs. Illustrations included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Brown, Willaim F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Gate (open access)

Railway-Gate

Patent for a railway gate that can be operated from a distance. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Buchannan, Edward M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Arch and Beam-Balance for Cultivator-Frames (open access)

Adjustable Arch and Beam-Balance for Cultivator-Frames

Patent for an adjustable arch and beam balance for cultivator frames which allows the draft tongue to be lifted up and down.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Buckhannon, Edward M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Machine for Forming Plastic Bodies (open access)

Automatic Machine for Forming Plastic Bodies

Patent for a machine which quickly and automatically forms plastic bodies and blocks when fed the material. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Burton, Luther L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Fly Fish Hook (open access)

Artificial Fly Fish Hook

Patent for an artificial fly fish hook. Illustration included.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Caldwell, Charley D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning and Polishing Apparatus. (open access)

Cleaning and Polishing Apparatus.

Patent for a cleaning and polishing apparatus for sand blasting various objects, such as furniture, which does not require an operator to be watching the operation.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Carroll, Samuel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seal-Lock. (open access)

Seal-Lock.

Patent for a seal lock for railroad cars, which will show whether an unauthorized entry has been made by requiring the seal ton be broken before the lock opens.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Christian, Edward L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bracket (open access)

Bracket

Patent for a shelf bracket which can support a shelf with only one bracket.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Cockrum, George R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inner Tube for Pneumatic Tires (open access)

Inner Tube for Pneumatic Tires

Patent for an inner tube for pneumatic tires that has been layered with vulcanized fabric so as to protect from damage. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Culmore, March
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton Press and Feeder (open access)

Automatic Cotton Press and Feeder

Patent for an automatic cotton press and feeder operated by fluid pressure. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick Bernard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Making Castings. (open access)

Device for Making Castings.

Patent for "making castings of various kinds, and more especially for making castings for dental use" (lines 10-12) including illustrations.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Davison, Hugh M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tooth-Bender. (open access)

Tooth-Bender.

Patent for a tooth bender for band saw teeth, which keeps the teeth in place for use and for grinding.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Dell Ge Bott, Jay
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bin-Measuring Apparatus (open access)

Bin-Measuring Apparatus

Patent for a bin measuring apparatus for weighing dry products for sale quickly and accurately.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Duke, Joseph S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin (open access)

Clothes Pin

Patent for a clothes pin. Illustration included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Everett, Edgar B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap (open access)

Ant-Trap

Patent for an ant rap designed to catch ants and burrowing insects that are destructive to vegetation. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Fly, Nathaniel D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shocker Attachment for Harvesters (open access)

Shocker Attachment for Harvesters

Patent for a shocker attachment for harvesters. Illustration included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Fritz, Emanuel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake-Setting Appliance (open access)

Air-Brake-Setting Appliance

Patent for an air brake apparatus for train cars which automatically activates when a train car is derailed. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Gale, Albert & Lilley, Doc M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History