Power Plow (open access)

Power Plow

Patent for a plow "operated by power, such as traction-engines, with which such plows may be readily connected, and which are usually so constructed as to conveniently transmit motion to the operating mechanism of the plow." (line 8-12)
Date: June 2, 1903
Creator: Parker, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy Figure or Doll. (open access)

Toy Figure or Doll.

Patent for a new model of doll or toy figure made partially from eggshells. Includes illustration.
Date: June 2, 1903
Creator: French, Carrie A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Truck (open access)

Car Truck

Patent for car truck. "This invention relates to car trucks, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide an arrangement of equalizers which will reduce the lateral swinging motion of the car when passing around curves" (line 8-12). Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Haver, Edward H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Culinary Time-Indicator (open access)

Culinary Time-Indicator

Patent for a culinary time indicator. This invention is designed to be immersed in cooking liquid that rings a bell when said liquid reaches a desired heat level. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Wolfe, Samuel Section
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer Distributer (open access)

Fertilizer Distributer

Patent for a fertilizer distributer. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Murry, Henry A. & Evans, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap (open access)

Fly-Trap

Patent for a fly trap. Illustrations included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Ramsey, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet (open access)

Kitchen Cabinet

Patent for a kitchen cabinet. This invention is equipped with compartments and bins that distribute granular substances via cut-off valves. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Curtice, William H. & Rosser, Virgil O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loading Apparatus (open access)

Loading Apparatus

Patent for a loading apparatus that uses flexing sections that open and closes. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Lipscomb, William C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock (open access)

Lock

Patent for a lock. This lock is designed for a coin fed lock that releases the key for the customer. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Johnson, Randall
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock Nut (open access)

Lock Nut

Patent for a lock nut. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Mathis, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Gathering Cotton Squares (open access)

Machine for Gathering Cotton Squares

Patent for a machine for gathering cotton squares. This invention is designed to gather boll weevil invested cotton and roll the cotton between rollers to kill eggs. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Bunting, Karl Saxton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medicating and Massaging Appliance (open access)

Medicating and Massaging Appliance

Patent for a medicating and massaging appliance. This invention is intended for use in application with the eyes, ears, etc. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Robison, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler (open access)

Milk-Cooler

Patent for a milk cooler that may be used to keep milk or other food items chilled without the use of ice. Illustrations included
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Hay, Perrie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Switch (open access)

Railway Switch

Patent for railway switch. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Reynolds, John I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter (open access)

Seed-Planter

Patent for a seed planter. Illustrations included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Williams, Paul Eaton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Tooth Harrow (open access)

Spring-Tooth Harrow

Patent for a spring tooth harrow that may be converted into a rake. Illustrations included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Piester, Laval M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill (open access)

Windmill

Patent for a windmill. Illustrations included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Tucker, Holland G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for "a wrench in which the ratchet is inclosed, so that none of its parts will be exposed to the action of dust" (lines 16-18), provides ample lubrication, and ease of inspection. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 2, 1912
Creator: Sherman, Lothrop C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Hopple (open access)

Animal Hopple

Patent for certain new improvements in animal hopples. This device prevents animals from rearing up in the front when it is worn. The device consists of several plates and a collar with a connecting chain.
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Hentschel, Andrew J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter (open access)

Engine-Starter

Patent for an engine starter "operated by compressed air and which may be brought into operative connection with the fly wheel of the engine to be started, whereby said fly wheel is rotated."
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Fruehbeck, Edgar F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Mechanism For Printing Press (open access)

Feeding Mechanism For Printing Press

Patent for "an improved mechanism whereby the paper or other material is automatically fed to the press in web or continuous form and automatically cut off in the desired lengths as it passes from the feeding mechanism" (lines 23-26).
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Prescott, Sitwell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History