Resource Type

Folding Crate (open access)

Folding Crate

Patent for folding crate. Illustration included.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Anderson, Oliver Lacy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Merry Go Round (open access)

Merry Go Round

Patent for a merry go round. Illustration included.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Barnett, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle (open access)

Non-Refillable Bottle

Patent for a non-refillable bottle that once filled, it does not allow anything else to be added to the bottle.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Burke, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool (open access)

Combination-Tool

Patent for a combination-tool which includes a putty-knife and hammer and claw. The idea is that when one tool is in use, the other portion can be closed away.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Carlton, Thomas R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street-Sweeping Machine. (open access)

Street-Sweeping Machine.

Patent for street sweeping machine that improves the collection and dumping of material and includes a scraping device to loosen material stuck to the roadway.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Clark, James P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
CONVERTIBLE CAR. (open access)

CONVERTIBLE CAR.

Patent for improved convertible cars pertaining to railroad rolling-stock, that can be converted from freight-car into a box-car or cattle-car. This invention is tighter in corners when serving as a box-car, to prevent leakage of transports.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Cothern, John K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for special operating mechanism for opening and closing a gate by use of a lever that will cause the gate to swing open and closed.
Date: May 29, 1906
Creator: Fears, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cabinet (open access)

Cabinet

Patent for a cabinet which acts as a receptacle for money. Dollars and coins may be sorted using the tray mounted within the cabinet.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Ferris, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator For Bottles (open access)

Indicator For Bottles

Patent for an indicator to show the amount of liquid removed and the amount remaining for bottles or other liquid packages of different dimensions and will help improve the process of refilling the bottle after liquid has been removed.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Frkovic, Frank Andre
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System. (open access)

Telephone System.

Patent for telephone system, which allows for locking the receiver hooks at all substations between two connected stations. It also allows for lines to be subdivided for the purpose of using more than one message at the same time.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Gorden, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crate (open access)

Folding Crate

Patent for a crate that will fold into a compacted shape when not in use in order to maximize space or to create a way to use a crate as an open container without physically removing the top (or cover).
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Green, George F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Box (open access)

Folding Box

Patent for paper box formed from a single blank which can be folded into compact form.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Hale, Lawrence F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pipe Clamp And Wrench (open access)

Combined Pipe Clamp And Wrench

Patent for a combined pipe clamp and wrench. Illustration included.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Harris, John Wesley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Separator and Bagging Device for Grain (open access)

Combined Separator and Bagging Device for Grain

Patent for a thresher attachment that uses a suction fan to separate grain from lighter materials and allows the grain to be collected in a bag or other container.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Henninger, Thomas C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm. (open access)

Alarm.

Patent for an alarm designed to attach to windows or entryways and sound to alert residents of a burglary attempt, with illustrations.
Date: May 29, 1906
Creator: Hobbs, Francis Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Stay. (open access)

Fence-Stay.

Patent for a fence stay that can be put on without any special tools. The stay also forms a clamp in itself and does not require any other tie to keep it in place.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Horsley, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Killing Grass (open access)

Composition for Killing Grass

Patent for an improved chemical designed to kill grass, weeds and other undesirable plants. It can sprayed or sprinkled on the plants and within twenty minutes the grass or weeds will start to die even within the roots themselvs.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Hulsey, Charley Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cot-Canopy (open access)

Cot-Canopy

Patent for a cot with a surrounding canopy that is designed to keep insects away from the user.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Kerridge, Isaac Curtis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potato-Cutter (open access)

Potato-Cutter

Patent for a machine that can cut potatoes and other vegetables into small cooking sized pieces. It has removable blades that allow for different sized pieces to be cut based on the needs of the user.
Date: May 29, 1906
Creator: Lansford, Isaac B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Mechanism. (open access)

Well Mechanism.

Patent for an improved mechanism for drawing water from an artesian or a driven well and which can be assembled and adjusted from outside the well.
Date: May 29, 1906
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Winding Machine (open access)

Wire Winding Machine

Patent for a wire winding machine. This invention is designed to place wire to support pipes. Illustrations included.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machine (open access)

Well-Drilling Machine

Patent for a well-drilling machine that is simple, compact and effective with general improvements over other models.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: McAfee, Claude M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Preserving (open access)

Process of Preserving

Patent for a process for preserving corn and is done without canning it.
Date: May 29, 1906
Creator: Melton, Ephraim B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reinforcement For Concrete Railroad Ties (open access)

Reinforcement For Concrete Railroad Ties

Patent for railroad ties reinforced by concrete. Illustrations included.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History