Combintion Tool (open access)

Combintion Tool

Patent for a combination tool. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Burris, William S. & Harris, James E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Honey (open access)

Apparatus for Extracting Honey

Patent for an apparatus for extracting honey. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Avant, Leonidas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cigar Case (open access)

Cigar Case

Patent for cigar case. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Henry, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn Dasher (open access)

Churn Dasher

Patent for a churn dasher. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Wilson County

Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Wilson County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Wilson County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Wilson County, Texas.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Lyman, W. S. & Schroeder, Frank C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Variable Speed Mechanism (open access)

Variable Speed Mechanism

Patent for a variable speed mechanism. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Doebbeling, Almond J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tying Mechanism for Harvesters (open access)

Tying Mechanism for Harvesters

Patent for a tying mechanism for harvesters. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Tilson, William H.
Object Type: Patent
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
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Music-Rest for Pianos. (open access)

Music-Rest for Pianos.

Patent for a music rest for pianos, which attaches to the piano case and can be adjusted to different heights.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark Arrester (open access)

Spark Arrester

Patent for a spark arrester. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Bender, Rudolf A. & Schomburg, William F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hook. (open access)

Hook.

Patent for a hook that folds up for use in small spaces on garments.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Havens, Berthal Dale-Owen
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street-Pavement (open access)

Street-Pavement

Patent for a street paving material made from limestone, limestone dust, and crude oil with layers of crushed rock in between which is waterproof and durable.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Walsh, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Case. (open access)

Piano-Case.

Patent for a piano case, which allows the lid to be put back far enough to allow a music stand to rest easily on it on the upright position and which has a new, non-box-like design.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off for Tanks and the Like (open access)

Cut-Off for Tanks and the Like

Patent for a cut off for tanks. This invention is an inexpensive valve mechanism to shut off the discharge from the tank. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Davis, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History