Detergent Device. (open access)

Detergent Device.

Patent for a washing machine (detergent device) that contains a tank that can hold hand and cold water. This means that the device can be set to have either cold or hot water.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Robinson, Olinthus B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn or Cotton Planter

Patent for a corn and cotton planter. Illustrations included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Wilks, Chance
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Order Signal. (open access)

Train-Order Signal.

Patent for a train order signal, which prevents accidental clear signals from the semaphores by requiring the train order pad to be replaced before a signal can be given.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Gates, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cabinet (open access)

Cabinet

Patent for a cabinet for storing lace or ribbons.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Hayden, Frank A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measure (open access)

Measure

Patent for a measure. Illustration included.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Turpin, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trace-Fastener (open access)

Trace-Fastener

Patent for a trace fastener.
Date: May 19, 1903
Creator: Henderson, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Trouser-Fastener Member. (open access)

Design for a Trouser-Fastener Member.

Design patent for a trousers-fastener with duplicate compoundly curbed edges converging to a common point.
Date: May 17, 1898
Creator: Salich, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Strainer for Coffee-Pots. (open access)

Strainer for Coffee-Pots.

Patent for a strainer "by which the steam from the fluid coffee which has passed through the percolating-cloth to the base of the coffee-pot can rise above the strainer, there condense, and then return again through the strainer, thus causing a thorough extraction of the strength of the coffee" (lines 9-15).
Date: May 5, 1896
Creator: Massey, Andrew J. & Stallings, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for an inexpensive and efficient hay-press that has an improved plunger mechanism. The mechanism is simple, inexpensive, durable, and easily operated.
Date: May 1, 1894
Creator: Pearce, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press (open access)

Cotton-Press

Patent for improvements to parts arrangement in construction of a cotton press.
Date: May 27, 1884
Creator: Heflin, Cyrus David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pitmen. (open access)

Improvement in Pitmen.

Patent for "a new and and useful Improvment in Crank and Pitman;" (lines 3-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 17, 1870
Creator: Kealy, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History