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
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
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
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
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
Pipe-Lifter (open access)

Pipe-Lifter

Patent for a pipe lifter to lift and hold pipes in place. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Signal (open access)

Railway-Signal

Patent for a railway signal that is activated when the wheels of a train pass over a switch. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Harvey, Albert Wadkins
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Signal System (open access)

Railway Signal System

Patent for a railway signal system designed for use on curves to indicate when a train enters through the opposite end of the curve. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Gabbart, Elihu E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rubber-Extracting Machine (open access)

Rubber-Extracting Machine

Patent for a machine that extracts rubber from plants. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Kirk, Seth
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine Table (open access)

Sewing-Machine Table

Patent for a sewing machine table intended to extend the top of the sewing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Saettler. Ernest C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Holder (open access)

Sweep-Holder

Patent for a sweep holder intended for keeping the rear sweep of a plow straight and secure. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Reid, William 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
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
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
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
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
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
Cotton-Seed-Grading Machine (open access)

Cotton-Seed-Grading Machine

Patent for a cotton seed grading machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Conner, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dielectric Separator (open access)

Dielectric Separator

Patent for an apparatus that "separates substances of different dielectric capacities" (lines 12-13). Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
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
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. This invention includes a reciprocating plunger with plunger heads and designed to work in separate compressing chambers. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Biela, Valentine
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Imitation Diamond (open access)

Imitation Diamond

Patent for imitation diamond. This is an invention that relates to the creation of imitation gems from glass. Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: McDearmon, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Drum for Boilers (open access)

Mud-Drum for Boilers

Patent for a mud drum for boilers to prevent the accumulation of sediment and mud in the water. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Stroope, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History