Bracket for Window-Shades. (open access)

Bracket for Window-Shades.

Patent for new and improved brackets to hang window shades and curtain rods without damaging window frames, including illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Choules, Arthur Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Candy, Cake, and Cracker Box. (open access)

Candy, Cake, and Cracker Box.

Patent for "a tin box for candy, cakes, or crackers" (lines 15-16) with a display glass panel on the front wall.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Rizzotto, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Shade Roller And Lock. (open access)

Combination Shade Roller And Lock.

Patent for new and useful improvements in a combination shade roller and lock, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1899
Creator: Sturgis, Herbert M
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin (open access)

Cotton-Gin

Patent for improved cotton gin, in particular the mote plate and wind guard. The new design allows for the mote plate to easily be adjusted, and for cotton-laden air currents to be cleared regularly.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fluting-Irons. (open access)

Improvement in Fluting-Irons.

Patent for "improvements in combined fluting and smoothing irons, which are made hollow for the purpose of receiving a heated metallic block which will raise the shell to the proper temperature for smoothing or fluting." (Line 16-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1876
Creator: McCausland, William I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Step Ladder (open access)

Step Ladder

Patent for a step ladder. Illustration included.
Date: June 6, 1905
Creator: Soergel, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Spring. (open access)

Vehicle-Spring.

Patent for an improved vehicle spring on the axle that is stronger and more durable, including illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Hagemann, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History