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Sand Box
Patent for a sand box. This invention "relates to sand guards for vehicle wheel hubs, and has for its principal object to provide a guard" (8-10). Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Underwood, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Plow.
Patent for improvements in shovel-plows “by enabling the stock and shoe securely mounted and yet adjusted from one position to another, according to the work to be performed.” (Lines 9-12) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 22, 1902
Creator:
Michalka, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie.
Patent for a composite railway tie that is durable and adjustable and can be used for both trolley and steam rail systems.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Ogden, James D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shovel.
Patent for a shovel, which has a detachable blade and handle that can be securely fastened when in use and easily taken apart for transport.
Date:
April 7, 1908
Creator:
Ellison, John Wesley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanding Apparatus for Locomotives.
Patent for a sanding apparatus for locomotives, which dispenses sand on the tracks for a better grip. This device prevents the system from being clogged with wet sand and can be easily turned on and off.
Date:
April 7, 1908
Creator:
Martin, Abram O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine.
Patent for a saw-filing machine that automatically sharpens the teeth of gin and linter saws.
Date:
April 22, 1913
Creator:
Ross, Albert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Drain-pan for Refrigerators.
Patent for a sanitary drain pan for refrigerators, specifically pertaining to sliced meats. The text explains the benefits of the new drain pan and its components.
Date:
April 22, 1913
Creator:
Schmalzried, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator.
Patent for separator to be used with a plow in removing undesirable materials from dirt.
Date:
April 10, 1917
Creator:
Crowson, Jonas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Soaping Washboard.
Patent for self-soaping washboards to reduce the amount of soap wasted.
Date:
April 13, 1915
Creator:
Kennedy, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus.
Patent for "improvements in refrigerating apparatuses, more particularly to those for the purpose of hardening ice cream" (lines 8-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Mackin, Sam
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Signaling Device For Railroads.
Patent for a self-signalling device for railroads that is simple and efficient. Instructions and illustration included.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Littlepage, Rufus E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filer and Gummer
Patent for a device "adapted for the purpose of sharpening and gumming the teeth of circular saws" (lines 12-14), particularly the types of saws used in a cotton gin. Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
McMicken, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road Service and Preservative
Patent for improved surface, repairs, and preservation of roads.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Wardell, Henry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rock-Drill.
Patent for a composite rock drill composed of granular metal or minerals held together in a binder to present sharp points for the efficient drilling of rock and other substances.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Blackburn, Julian E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Washing Machine
Patent for an invention of new useful improvement in steam washing machine. The object of the invention is to provide a washing machine of the class referred to, embodying, in connection with a suitable steam drum or boiler and means for producing a circulation of steam and hot water. The detail of such invention is explained further in the document and the drawing that illustrate how the object looks.
Date:
April 10, 1913
Creator:
Dickerson, J. R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Turbine.
Patent for improvements to wind motors for turbines "and has for its object to provide a wind turbine of novel structure or arrangement and including means for varying the admission of air currents to the wheel thereof" (lines 10-13).
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Gustafson, Claes Viktor
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Skirt-Marker
Patent for a skirt marker. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 11, 1911
Creator:
Zelman, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Press.
Patent for roller-presses that form cylindrical bales from cotton-bat delivered from the gin-condenser to the press. The invention is meant to make the structure more compact and lighter, with greater strength and capacity; to relieve friction; to automatically change pressure as the bale increases; to form the bale without a core; and to improve various aspects of completing the bales.
Date:
April 29, 1902
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whip Handle
Patent for a whip handle. This invention applies to the repair of harness. Illustration included.
Date:
April 25, 1905
Creator:
Boeselt, Reinhold
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
Spring-Wheel
Patent for a spring wheel designed to resist weight pressure. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 11, 1911
Creator:
Hayden, Walter
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Scale.
Patent for improvements in spring-scales by providing novel means for measuring and indicating the quality of liquid left in or drawn from a container. (Lines 9-10) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 22, 1902
Creator:
Smith, John D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shear-Sharpener.
Patent for an improved shear sharpener which has a "new and novel construction by which shears are quickly and properly sharpened, ... whereby a shear is held at the proper bevel while being moved over an oilstone or the like" (lines 12-16), including illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1906
Creator:
Jeffrey, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tenoning and Pointing Machine.
Patent for a tenoning and pointing machine for wheel spokes
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Miller, Frederick C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History