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Oven-Thermometer (open access)

Oven-Thermometer

Patent for "an instrument for indicating the temperature of an oven, so that the fire may be regulated to secure the required temperature for any particular article" (lines 21-25).
Date: May 21, 1889
Creator: Voss, John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Thimbles. (open access)

Attachment for Thimbles.

Patent for invention for the improvement of attachments for thimbles. "The objects of the invention are to produce a device of simple construction for cutting the thread when sewing that can be readily applied to old as well as to new thimbles; also to produce the device in such manner that the thread can be quickly and conveniently cut at any desired point in an expeditious manner " (lines 17-24). Includes specifications and illustrations.
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Brown, Archie Edwards
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for a crude oil burner for stoves that does not smoke when it is turned on.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Dawson, Oliver B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Chair (open access)

Advertising Chair

Patent for a rocking chair for displaying advertisements. Illustrations included.
Date: May 24, 1910
Creator: Biehl, Antonio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Throttle-Lever. (open access)

Throttle-Lever.

Patent for a new and improved throttle lever, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 2, 1899
Creator: Canady, Lorin Winfield
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Miter-Box. (open access)

Miter-Box.

Patent for a new and improved miter box that quickly adjusts "to guide a saw at any desired angle" (line 12), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1900
Creator: Shotwell, Marcus Aretar Kossuth
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grading and Ditching Machine (open access)

Grading and Ditching Machine

Patent for a grading and ditching machine. Illustration included.
Date: May 17, 1904
Creator: Baker, Joseph W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasket-Retainer (open access)

Gasket-Retainer

Patent for a gasket retainer for hoses.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Ramage, Jonathan Wade
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Strap. (open access)

Hame-Strap.

Patent for a new and improved strap to be used as a hame strap or other tightening strap, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 10, 1898
Creator: Quincey, Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foot Valve Extractor For Wells (open access)

Foot Valve Extractor For Wells

Patent for foot valve extractor for wells. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Titsworth, Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Cleaning Machine (open access)

Fiber-Cleaning Machine

Patent for a machine intended to remove the pulp from the fiber of tropical plants. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Vaughan, Henry Latrobe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
File (open access)

File

Patent for a file. Illustration included.
Date: May 9, 1905
Creator: McClintock, Edward B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel Economizer (open access)

Fuel Economizer

Patent for a fuel economizer. Illustration included.
Date: May 3, 1910
Creator: Phillips, Edwin R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Support of Vehicles (open access)

Shaft-Support of Vehicles

Patent for new and improved design to support the drive shaft of a vehicle, including illustrations.
Date: May 26, 1903
Creator: Bennett, Thomas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for an oil burner. Illustration included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Watts, Simeon Jefferson; Jones, David Crockett & Barton, William C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Stop (open access)

Door Stop

Patent for a door stop. Illustration included.
Date: May 30, 1905
Creator: Roe, John Taylor
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Flower-Holder for Personal Wear. (open access)

Design for a Flower-Holder for Personal Wear.

Design for a flower-holder for personal wear that resembles a flower in and of itself.
Date: May 2, 1899
Creator: Littlehale, Cora N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar Attachment (open access)

Collar Attachment

Patent for a collar attachment to be used with fold down collars to provide a means to hold the collar closed, with illustrations.
Date: May 1, 1917
Creator: Allen, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threshold (open access)

Threshold

Patent for an improved threshold to fit the bottom of a door more properly to "prevent the entrance of dust, wind, and rain" (lines 16-17).
Date: May 11, 1915
Creator: Krause, Ernest
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Treating Ores. (open access)

Method of Treating Ores.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in methods of Treating Ores, of which the following is a specification. The present invention relates to a method of treating ores carrying gold and silver values in any form amenable to cyanid treatment or flotation" (lines 6-12).
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Friberger, Harry Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support for Telephones or the Like. (open access)

Support for Telephones or the Like.

Patent for "improvements in adjustable supports for holding telephones or the like" (lines 10-11). Patent includes illustration and specifications.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Priest, Charles C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Separating Machine. (open access)

Fiber-Separating Machine.

Patent for a new and improved fiber separating machine "in which the entire cleaning or separating of the fibers from the plant stock can be done in one operation" (lines 10-13).
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Parks, Michael Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emergency Brake Setting Apparatus For Elevators. (open access)

Emergency Brake Setting Apparatus For Elevators.

Patent for an emergency brake setting apparatus for elevators. This invention is an improved emergency brake, especially for the type of elevators used in mines.
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Canion, William G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Film-Winder for Cameras. (open access)

Film-Winder for Cameras.

Patent for a film-winder for cameras. This particular film-winder is designed so that the exact required amount of film is placed upon the lens of the camera.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Mansfield, Clarence H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History