Storage Battery. (open access)

Storage Battery.

Patent for a storage battery with a high number of amps.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Lawrence, Arthur Ewin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Pouch-Transferring Apparatus. (open access)

Mail-Pouch-Transferring Apparatus.

Patent for a mail pouch transferring apparatus that has a secure attachment to the frame.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Pepple, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug (open access)

Spark-Plug

Patent for a spark plug that has a cooling method for keeping the porcelain section from cracking and a better way of keeping it clean.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Harpst, Fred E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Gap Muffler. (open access)

Spark-Gap Muffler.

Patent for a spark gap muffler that muffles the sound of a spark jumping a gap between wires in wireless telephone and telegraph systems.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Johnson, Maurice Bernays
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Stove. (open access)

Portable Stove.

Patent for a portable stove, mainly for use on farms, that can be moved easily.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Neel, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gearing. (open access)

Gearing.

Patent for a gearing for a jeweler's lathe.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Ray, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspensory-Drawers (open access)

Suspensory-Drawers

Patent for suspension drawers for men. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Evans, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Ice-Cream Freezers. (open access)

Holder for Ice-Cream Freezers.

Patent for a holder for ice cream freezers that holds them firmly to a table.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Praeger, Ewald
System: The Portal to Texas History
Equalizer for Pump Rods (open access)

Equalizer for Pump Rods

Patent for an equalizer for pump rods. This invention is designed to "assist in elevating the column of water in a pump, is designed to sustain the pump rod in its fixed position" (line 11-14). Illustration included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Johnson, Robert H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Die for Sash-Weights. (open access)

Die for Sash-Weights.

Patent for a die for sash weights that allows for easy removal of the die from the mold.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Clarkson, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm wagon Scale (open access)

Farm wagon Scale

Patent for a farm wagon scale. Illustration included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Graves, Henry Lewis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence Post Foundation (open access)

Fence Post Foundation

Patent for fence post foundation. Illustration included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Gregory, Marshal J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow for use in orchards that can be moved around easily to avoid trees.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Forkner, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separator. (open access)

Separator.

Patent for a separator for separating hulls from kernels of seeds.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Richmond, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Stacker (open access)

Wind-Stacker

Patent for a wind stacker to be adapted to threshers. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Richmond, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for a rotary engine with a cut-off valve.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Power, Kelcy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heading-Machine. (open access)

Heading-Machine.

Patent for a Heading-Machine for maize, Kafir corn, and cane. It can pass through a field of these crops, cut off the heads, and pass them into a receptacle that is attached to the rear of the machine.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Grant, Wilburn C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Machine (open access)

Quilting-Machine

Patent for a machine to assist with making quilts that is equipped with vertical needles and horizontal shuttles. It also has a "take up and feed mechanism" (lines 13-14) to dispense material evenly while stitching.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Britter, Andrew W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a hand- or wind mill-operated water pump that is cheap and easy to manufacture.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Eppler, Edwin R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal Storage-Tank (open access)

Metal Storage-Tank

Patent for a multi-part/multi-section metal storage tank (also known as a knock-down tank). Parts are secured by a clamp.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Harry, Jefferson D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for an oil burner. Illustrations included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Pickens, James H. & Shepard, Arthur M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Merchandise-Cabinet (open access)

Merchandise-Cabinet

Patent for a cabinet made up of concave bins to hold merchandise such as nails. The cabinet also has a removable chute for filling the bins with merchandise.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Montgomery, Franklin M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Popcorn-Parcher. (open access)

Popcorn-Parcher.

Patent for a popcorn parcher that has adjustable beaters.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Baird, Willie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator (open access)

Refrigerator

Patent for a refrigerator. This invention uses ice for cooling and designed to provided greater cooling efficiency. Illustration included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Baer, Sylvan Titche
System: The Portal to Texas History