Apparatus for Treating Timber. (open access)

Apparatus for Treating Timber.

Patent for an invention to aid in the treatment of treating timber. The invention is said to "provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and efficient apparatus by means of which railroad cross-ties, fence-posts, and the like may be expeditiously and economically treated by immersion in a bath of some preserving liquid" (lines 16-22) including illustrations.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Gerhard, Philip H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Sewing Machines (open access)

Attachment For Sewing Machines

Patent for an attachment for a sewing machines. Illustration included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Bearden, Jackson Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Forming Wire Bale Ties (open access)

Machine For Forming Wire Bale Ties

Patent for a machine that forms wire bale ties. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor Burner (open access)

Vapor Burner

Patent for a vapor burner. Illustration included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Todd, Clarence C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrostatic Magnetic Separator. (open access)

Electrostatic Magnetic Separator.

Patent for a magnetic separator that makes use of electrostatic to aid in the process of separation. The invention is said to accomplish "the most efficient magnetic separation in which the action of a magnetic roller is assisted and materially improved by the presence of a static current" (lines 16-19) including illustrations.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrothermal Bath Apparatus (open access)

Electrothermal Bath Apparatus

Patent for an electrothermal bath apparatus. This device is designed to bath the recipient in lights attached to a single collapsible frame. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Weeks, Frank W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe Thimble (open access)

Stovepipe Thimble

Patent for a stovepipe thimble. Illustration included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Holton, Richard Tomkins
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flue Cutter and Expander (open access)

Flue Cutter and Expander

Patent for a flue cutter and expander. Illustration included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Blevins, Samuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protractor (open access)

Protractor

Patent for a protractor. Illustration included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: Thomas, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drawing Table (open access)

Drawing Table

Patent for a drawing table. This invention provides "support of a roll of paper or drawings beneath the top of the table in such a manner as to facilitate the unwinding of the roll" (line 9-11). Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1905
Creator: King, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History