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.
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
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.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electro Automatic Advertising Machine (open access)

Electro Automatic Advertising Machine

Patent for electro-automatic advertising machine. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Myers, Clarence & Buchard, Alonzo H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine (open access)

Washing Machine

Patent for a washing machine. This invention has a basket for holding clothes contained within a tub with hot soapy water. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Hamilton, Walter Scott & Williams, James Rozier
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Guard (open access)

Cattle Guard

Patent for a cattle guard. Illustration included.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: York, Edward Jackson; Howze, Walter L. & Caldwell, Thomas W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer. (open access)

Well-Strainer.

Patent for a well strainer, which is cheaper to make than previous ones without reducing efficiency.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Brown, Arthur M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Preserving Compound (open access)

Wood-Preserving Compound

Patent for a new wood preserving compound to protect wood from bugs and prevent decay.
Date: June 23, 1908
Creator: Percival, Herbert Elmer
System: The Portal to Texas History