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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Hitching-Block (open access)

Portable Hitching-Block

Patent for a portable hitching block that is retractable and is able to hold a hitching rein at any length. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Barnett, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer. (open access)

Type-Writer.

Patent for "attachments for returning the carriages of type-writers to the place of starting and for automatic spacing; and the object is to construct a device that will accomplish these results without in any way interfering with the working of a type-writer and by which the type-writer carriage can be sent back to the first position from any point without the necessity of going to the end of its beat" (lines 7-16).
Date: May 6, 1902
Creator: Fry, Fred H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm System (open access)

Alarm System

Patent for a fire alarm system which activates when a certain temperature is detected by the device.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Giese, Leo
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvesting Machine (open access)

Cotton Harvesting Machine

Patent for a cotton harvester. Illustrations are included.
Date: May 16, 1903
Creator: Jackson, A. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Jar. (open access)

Design for a Jar.

Patent for ornamental design on jar depicting the logo for the Jersey-Creme drink company
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Jersey-Creme Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight-Adjuster for Automobiles. (open access)

Headlight-Adjuster for Automobiles.

Patent for a headlight adjuster for automobiles, which causes the headlights to turn when the car turns.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Leach, Leonard M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gun (open access)

Automatic Gun

Patent for an automatic gun which automatically sends the next cartridge to the gun barrel after firing.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Lovelace, Charles D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheet-Music (open access)

Sheet-Music

Patent for invention in sheet-music that "overcomes" the defects of market's sheet music (lines 21-30); including illustration and instructions
Date: May 29, 1900
Creator: Martin, T. P., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for new and improved sash-fastener so as to "lock the sash when elevated as well as closed" (line 15 & 16), including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1902
Creator: Neher, John F. & Neher, Noah N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mixing Device (open access)

Mixing Device

Patent for mixing device which helps save time by mixing several ingredients separate from each other at a single operation.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Powell, Sarah Emma
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analgetic Bandage. (open access)

Analgetic Bandage.

Patent for a new and useful "analgetic bandage for curing headaches and oher disorders of the nervous system" (line 5-7) including illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Ray, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Machine (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Machine

Patent for a acetylene gas machine that automatically controls the flow of carbid or gas producing material into the generator "by means of a float and lever connection with the valve of the carbid hopper" (lines 19-21).
Date: May 7, 1907
Creator: Ricketts, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plunder for Baling-Presses (open access)

Plunder for Baling-Presses

Patent for a plunger for baling presses.
Date: May 12, 1903
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Apparatus (open access)

Washing Apparatus

Patent for a washing apparatus that cleans clothes with boiling soapy water. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Sheard, Harry Hitner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moistening and Sprinkling Attachment for Brooms. (open access)

Moistening and Sprinkling Attachment for Brooms.

Patent for attachment to brooms which enables the moistening of the broom during use to prevent the spreading of dust. One part regulates the flow of liquid to the broom and another provides a container for the liquid. In effect the attachment to the broom makes it into a convertible mop.
Date: May 23, 1905
Creator: Taylor, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History