Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane that uses centrifugal blowers to ensure a safe and practicable flight. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Judson, Fred I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Structure (open access)

Building Structure

Patent for a building support structure for bridges, buildings, dams, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Morton, Milo A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch (open access)

Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch

Patent for a combined rubber dam and tooth-backing punch. "This invention relates to new and useful improvement in dental instruments and more particularly it has references to a punch for forming holes accurately in the backing which is used on teeth in construction of bridges, plates, and cognate work" (line 12-17). Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Bell, Harry M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Filling-Machine (open access)

Automatic Filling-Machine

Patent for a filling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn and Freezer (open access)

Churn and Freezer

Patent for a churn that may also be used as an ice cream freezer. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Lambie, Robert Common
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

Patent for a tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Alverson, Lewis & Horsley, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Support (open access)

Buggy-Top Support

Patent for a supporting mechanism for the top of a buggy or vehicle while it is being lowered or traversing rough terrain. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Elms, Joab
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner, Feeder, and Separator Elevator (open access)

Cotton Cleaner, Feeder, and Separator Elevator

Patent for a machine designed to take and clean cotton from a cotton supply, and then feed it directly into a cotton gin. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Carmouche, Emile A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Disk Harrow and Land-Roller (open access)

Combined Disk Harrow and Land-Roller

Patent for a vehicle that may be used as either a harrow or a roller. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Jackson, Lewis Livingston
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Feeding Mechanism (open access)

Cotton Cleaning and Feeding Mechanism

Patent for a mechanism designed to cleanse cotton of dust or other foreign particles or objects before being fed. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap primarily intended for capturing rodents. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Pierce, William Z.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clinometer (open access)

Clinometer

Patent for a clinometer. This invention is designed to measure the grades and angles of inclination of structures and objects of various descriptions. Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Keith, John David & Faulkner, Walter Edgar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Private Signals at Sea, Report (open access)

Private Signals at Sea, Report

Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6958 to provide for private signals at sea. It includes a letter from the Department of Commerce and Labor on the proposed legislation.
Date: May 7, 1908
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery (open access)

Well-Drilling Machinery

Patent for a well drilling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Baled Hay (open access)

Machine for Cutting Baled Hay

Patent for a machine for cutting baled hay. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Richmond, George E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery (open access)

Well-Drilling Machinery

Patent for a drill used to drill wells in alluvial deposits. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lathe-Chuck (open access)

Lathe-Chuck

Patent for a lathe chuck to be used with cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Jipperson, John Marsen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lantern (open access)

Lantern

Patent for a flame lantern. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Trevino, Abundio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Variable Float-Shaft Bearing for Cotton-Seed-Linting Machines (open access)

Variable Float-Shaft Bearing for Cotton-Seed-Linting Machines

Patent for a shaft bearing designed to regulate and maintain the density of the cotton seed rolls in linting machines. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Rosson, Joseph Linville
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tubular and Drive Well Attachment (open access)

Tubular and Drive Well Attachment

Patent for an attachment for tubular well strainers. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Stancliff, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vestibule Stock-Car (open access)

Vestibule Stock-Car

Patent for a vestibule stock car designed to securely hold the doors of a vestibuled train in a manner that ensures safety. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Buckner, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threshing-Mashine (open access)

Threshing-Mashine

Patent for a threshing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Sanders, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History