Automatic Railway-Switch. (open access)

Automatic Railway-Switch.

Patent for a railway-switch by enabling the switch operate automatically when a train is passing by. Illustration is included.
Date: June 25, 1901
Creator: Wilson, James Newton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Churn-Operating Mechanism

Patent for a rotary dasher churn operated by a spring motor. Illustrations included.
Date: June 15, 1909
Creator: Johnson, Frederick N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cultivator and Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Combined Cultivator and Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a combined cultivator and cotton-chopper, to "provide an improved cotton-chopping mechanism which is adapted to be combined with and operated in connection with a sulky-cultivator, whereby a growing crop of cotton may be plowed and chopped or hoed simultaneously" (lines 15-20).
Date: March 13, 1900
Creator: Blaschke, Frank J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Planter. (open access)

Cotton and Corn Planter.

Patent for a cotton and corn planter that does not put as much pressure on the tongue of the machine as previous models and that allows the plow attachment to be lifted higher off the ground to avoid obstacles.
Date: June 4, 1907
Creator: Goodnight, Frank H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt Fastener (open access)

Belt Fastener

Patent for a belt fastener. Illustration included.
Date: June 29, 1909
Creator: Stenzel, Frank O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn. This invention is a class of rotary dasher churns using two paddles. Illustration included.
Date: June 28, 1904
Creator: Roberts, Chandler Y.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burner for Crude Oil. (open access)

Burner for Crude Oil.

Patent for "a burner for crude oil, and particularly to a construction by means which a direct or indirect draft may be utilized in the burning of the oil." (lines 11-14) and illustrations.
Date: June 10, 1902
Creator: Lewis, Thomas E.; Ray, Albert J. & Wesson, Miley B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Bait (open access)

Artificial Bait

Patent for an artificial bait. Illustration included.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Caldwell, Charley D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blower for Forges (open access)

Blower for Forges

Patent for new and useful improvements in blowers for blacksmiths' forges with the intention of creating less waste and a better economical value.
Date: June 19, 1902
Creator: Roach, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Feeder (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Feeder

Patent for improvements to cotton cleaners and feeders, including illustrations
Date: June 19, 1900
Creator: Seifert, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chicken-Coop (open access)

Chicken-Coop

Patent for improved chicken coop with simplified construction and modified features.
Date: June 26, 1906
Creator: Harp, Charles A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm. (open access)

Burglar-Alarm.

Patent for an improved burglar alarm to attach to a door or window with a "simple locking device for the hammer" so that the alarm can be transported and reinstalled safely (lines 15-16).
Date: June 3, 1902
Creator: Moody, Winfield H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Nance, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Corn-Popper (open access)

Corn-Popper

Patent for a corn popper used for popping corn and general cooking. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Young, G. B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Mail Crane, Catcher, and Deliverer. (open access)

Combined Mail Crane, Catcher, and Deliverer.

Patent for a combined mail crane, catcher, and deliverer for trains, which can both drop off and pick up mail at the same time.
Date: June 1, 1909
Creator: Pepple, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner. (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner.

Patent for "a crude-oil burner especially adapted for use in cooking and heating stoves and in fireplaces;" including illustrations.
Date: June 24, 1902
Creator: Landis, John A.; Johnston, William A. & Bosley, Lee Wooden
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Candy and Process of Making Same (open access)

Candy and Process of Making Same

Patent for a "fruit or nut taffy, comprising two distinct kinds of candy, which are separately manufactured and afterward combined in a single article or piece of confectionery" (lines 11-14), including ingredients and process.
Date: June 18, 1901
Creator: Webb, Jesse B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Popper (open access)

Corn-Popper

Patent for a corn popper. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Young, George B. & Young, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn. This invention consists of a vertically disposed rotatable dasher. Illustration included.
Date: June 28, 1904
Creator: Lavender, Samuel C.; Chennault, Steven A. & Chennault, Thomas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells. (open access)

Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells.

Patent for "an Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells." "The object in view is the provision of means for facilitating the change of an ordinary door-bell into a continuously-ringing alarm apparatus, while leaving the mechanism free to be changed back into its former operative condition as a door-bell."(Lines 10-15) Including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 30, 1902
Creator: Blakeney, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Stay Bolt (open access)

Boiler Stay Bolt

Patent for a boiler stay bolt. This design is made of flexible stay-bolts for boiler allowing for movement bracing sheets. Illustration included.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Borneman, Lewis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Mover (open access)

Car-Mover

Patent for a car mover designed to move train cars along the tracks and sidings. Illustrations included.
Date: June 30, 1908
Creator: Peek, Joseph S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Car-Coupling. (open access)

Automatic Car-Coupling.

Patent for improvements in car-couplers "wherein the link is automatically engaged with the draw-head of a second car and the link can be quickly disengaged when it needed uncoupling." (Lines 10-11) Illustration is included.
Date: June 18, 1901
Creator: Ponton, Henry H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History