Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved car coupler, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 25, 1899
Creator: Smith, Thomas Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Computing Device and Weighing-Scale. (open access)

Combined Computing Device and Weighing-Scale.

Patent for "a simple, economical, and portable combined computing and weighing scale for ordinary use so simple in its operation that an illiterate person can manipulate it with as much facility as one trained to the practical use of more complicated devices" (lines 20-25).
Date: July 11, 1899
Creator: Stephens, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for a new and useful baling press, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Harrington, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Multiple Weight And Pendulum Scale. (open access)

Combined Multiple Weight And Pendulum Scale.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in a combined multiple weight and pendulum scale and appliance, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 11, 1899
Creator: Stephens, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a new improvement in cattle guards, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Arnold, Eliphalet Lester
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in churns, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 18, 1899
Creator: Christie, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Alarm for Stem-Boilers. (open access)

Automatic Alarm for Stem-Boilers.

Patent for a new and useful automatic alarm for steam boilers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 18, 1899
Creator: Prencel, Anthony M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book Type-Writer. (open access)

Book Type-Writer.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in book type writers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Johnson, Jahu W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Fastener. (open access)

Window-Fastener.

Patent for a new and useful window fastener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 25, 1899
Creator: James, Will S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Latch. (open access)

Latch.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in latches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 18, 1899
Creator: Lott, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device For Car-Couplings. (open access)

Locking Device For Car-Couplings.

Patent for a new and improved locking device for car couplings, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 18, 1899
Creator: Stewart, George P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Setting Implement. (open access)

Staple-Setting Implement.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in staple setting implements, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 25, 1899
Creator: Schmidt, Charles Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal Fastener for Envelops, &c. (open access)

Metal Fastener for Envelops, &c.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in metal fasteners for envelops, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Holcombe, Henry Cannon; Maddox, John Wilson & Maddox, Francis Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System. (open access)

Telephone System.

Patent for "a novel arrangement of circuits in connection with a pair of telephone-receivers at each subscriber's station, whereby the subscriber can cut out the station, so that the conversation is being carried on between two subscribers cannot be heard by the other subscribers on the same line" (lines 9-17).
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Bennett, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marine Puzzle for Toy. (open access)

Marine Puzzle for Toy.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in marine puzzles or toys, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 11, 1899
Creator: Butz, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poison-Distributer. (open access)

Poison-Distributer.

Patent for a certain new and useful class of machines used for distributing poisons for the purpose of killing insects, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 18, 1899
Creator: Braun, Emil.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nailless Horseshoe. (open access)

Nailless Horseshoe.

Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in nailless horseshoes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Broers, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Govering-Machine. (open access)

Govering-Machine.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in rag joiners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Vining, Lucinda
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Bed for Vehicles. (open access)

Folding Bed for Vehicles.

Patent for a new and improved folding bed for vehicles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 18, 1899
Creator: Lotherington, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand-Screen for Water-Wells (open access)

Sand-Screen for Water-Wells

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in sand screens for water wells, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 11, 1899
Creator: Hudson, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Holder And Fastener. (open access)

Sash Holder And Fastener.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in sash holders and fasteners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 25, 1899
Creator: Guynes, Allen Perry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeder. (open access)

Seeder.

Patent for a new and useful seeder attachment for plows, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 25, 1899
Creator: Dodds, Edward J. & Jackson, Tomas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scale. (open access)

Scale.

Patent for a new and useful scale, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 11, 1899
Creator: Bell, Chester L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Attachment. (open access)

Draft Attachment.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in shaft stirrups for vehicles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 11, 1899
Creator: Carter, Jesse M.
System: The Portal to Texas History