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
Bicycle-Support. (open access)

Bicycle-Support.

Patent for a bicycle support which holds "bicycles in upright position when not in use" (lines 8-9).
Date: April 17, 1900
Creator: Taylor, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Couch (open access)

Couch

Patent for a couch. Illustration included.
Date: April 4, 1905
Creator: Hartshorn, Guy C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antifreezing Valve and Closet-Cistern (open access)

Antifreezing Valve and Closet-Cistern

Patent for "valves which will allow all the water to flow out of the popes to a position below freezing-point after each application of water, whether the water is used in a closet-cistern or drawn out of a hudrant or other application is made, and to arrange the valves so that the supply-valves will be automatically closed by water-pressure in connection with the operation of a siphon in a closet-cistern and the waste-valve will be closed by the pressure of water, siphonic action, or both, when the supply-valves are opened." (lines 18-28).
Date: April 23, 1901
Creator: Wilkes, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Canning Fruits or Vegetables. (open access)

Apparatus for Canning Fruits or Vegetables.

Patent for an improvement to canning fruits and vegetables.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Compton, Anna & Jackson, A. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil or Other Insect Destroyer (open access)

Boll-Weevil or Other Insect Destroyer

Patent for
Date: April 1, 1902
Creator: John S. Doak & Alexander G. Farrington
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coupling for Connecting Plows Tandem. (open access)

Coupling for Connecting Plows Tandem.

Patent for a coupling for holdings plows together that allows for the plows to be close together, easily turned, and lets each plow perform its full function uninhibited by the other plows.
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Brooks, John L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Crude-Oil Burners" (lines 4-5), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 22, 1901
Creator: Wilson, H.T.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closet-Cistern and Valve Therefor (open access)

Closet-Cistern and Valve Therefor

Patent for "a cistern which needs no valve to start the siphon to work and to construct a valve which can be operated by a rod which runs up through the supply-pipe, thus doing away with the stuffing-box for a rod for operating the valve" (lines 11-16).
Date: April 23, 1901
Creator: Wilkes, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cigar-Cutter and Match-Safe. (open access)

Cigar-Cutter and Match-Safe.

Patent for a match-safe and cigar-cutter “receptacle for holding matches from which only one match can be taken at one time and to means for shifting the matches and at the same time cutting a cigar-tip.” (Lines 7-11) Illustration is included.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Taylor, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conveyer. (open access)

Conveyer.

Patent for a conveyor for grain or gravel, which is made up of a series of trucks on rails which dump the materials out at set points and then right themselves.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Sawing Machine (open access)

Wood-Sawing Machine

Patent for a wood sawing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: April 28, 1908
Creator: Evrett, Arch Letrobe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade and Curtain Hanger (open access)

Window Shade and Curtain Hanger

Patent for a window shade and curtain hanger. This invention is designed with a bracket attached to the frame in order to hold the pole for draping a shade or curtain. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Gregson, Emily G. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator for Eccentrics (open access)

Lubricator for Eccentrics

Patent for a lubricator for eccentrics. This invention is a means for supplying oil to a lubricating chamber as a method of regulating the flow of lubricant from said chamber. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Helm, Clyve Dolphin
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Light-Reflecting Device. (open access)

Light-Reflecting Device.

Patent for a simple and portable light reflecting device designed to be placed on top of a piano, organ, or other musical instrument. The device is designed to amplify light from a lamp or other lighting device and reflect it downward and backward onto an instrument's music board. The device also shades the eyes of a performer and allows music to be read without straining the eyes.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Schelb, Peter Jay
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trade-Book. (open access)

Trade-Book.

Patent for a Trade Book intended to document discount credentials, expense accounts, daily reminders, and a diary for a number of business types including hotels, retailers, and advertisers.
Date: April 30, 1901
Creator: Glisson, Amos A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stay Wire Applying Tool (open access)

Stay Wire Applying Tool

Patent for a stay wire applying tool. Illustration included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Shelton, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Cracking Machine (open access)

Nut-Cracking Machine

Patent for a nut cracking machine with an automatic feeder and can be operated by hand. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Lantery, Frank B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for locking-washer "so that the nuts will not come off or be knocked from the bolts" (Lines 8-9) including illustrations.
Date: April 24, 1906
Creator: Palmer, Clyde E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Bed (open access)

Spring-Bed

Patent for a spring-bed. Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Cohron, John M.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Working Machine. (open access)

Road-Working Machine.

Patent for a road working machine, which claims to simplify and improve the type of this machine that is designed to "operate upon banks at the sides of the road for the purpose of trimming such banks and moving the surplus dirt in the direction of the center of the road." (lines 11-14)
Date: April 3, 1906
Creator: McBride, William J. & Alford, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History