Cooling Device for Lard-Compounding Machines (open access)

Cooling Device for Lard-Compounding Machines

Patent for a machine that spreads melted lard into thin sheets and freezes it. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Wright, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAR - SEAT CLEANER. (open access)

CAR - SEAT CLEANER.

Patent for new and improved car-seat cleaners, including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1902
Creator: Ridd, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway Switch Lock (open access)

Automatic Railway Switch Lock

Patent for an automatic railway switch lock. Illustration included.
Date: May 17, 1904
Creator: Sulfer, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Work-Box for Sewing-Machine Tables (open access)

Work-Box for Sewing-Machine Tables

Patent for a work box for sewing machine tables that can be readily placed or removed from position without any damage. Illustrations included
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Daniel, Annie Holliday & Daniel, Robert Patrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing Compound for Eggs. (open access)

Packing Compound for Eggs.

Patent for a mixture of shale dust, gypsum, wood ash, sulfur, borax, saltpeter, and salicylic acid. This compound is to be layered around eggs, fruits, or vegetables for the purpose of preserving them.
Date: May 6, 1902
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Touch-Regulator for Pianos (open access)

Touch-Regulator for Pianos

Patent for a touch regulator for pianos.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Goggan, Michael
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Fuel (open access)

Artificial Fuel

Patent for artificial fuel.
Date: May 12, 1903
Creator: Russi, Charles & Cadena, Celedonio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guard-Rail. (open access)

Guard-Rail.

Patent for guard rails for use in connection with frogs or switches, including illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1900
Creator: Murphy, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drinking-Cup. (open access)

Drinking-Cup.

Patent for a collapsible drinking cup for children, whose parts are attached together to prevent loss of parts and which can be hung from the waistband of the child.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Dacus, Augusta
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglasses. (open access)

Eyeglasses.

Patent for eyeglasses that builds upon the inventor's previous patent, No. 654,523, and utilizes a set of nose pieces, lenses, and springs to improve upon existing eyeglasses technology.
Date: May 20, 1902
Creator: Critzer, Augustus B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Cord Holder (open access)

Sash Cord Holder

Patent for a sash cord holder. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Haas, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a steam vacuum pump for liquids, which when liquid comes out of one receptacle, it will automatically come out the second receptacle.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Dobie, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Convict-Cage. (open access)

Portable Convict-Cage.

Patent for a portable convict cage for housing prisoners while out in work gangs, which is on wheels, is difficult to attack or leave, and provides numerous cots inside.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Youngblood, David Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Permutation Locking Device For Lockets (open access)

Permutation Locking Device For Lockets

Patent for a permutation locking device for lockets. Illustration included.
Date: May 9, 1905
Creator: Katzenberger, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Platform for Railway-Cars. (open access)

Safety-Platform for Railway-Cars.

Patent for an improvement to safety platforms for freight cars and other railway cars, intended to "protect the lives of trainment and others whose duties demand the rapid passing from car to car of a train while in motion" (lines 12-14).
Date: May 27, 1902
Creator: Holland, John & Wickline, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History