Music-Indicator. (open access)

Music-Indicator.

Patent for a music indicator that shows the names of the notes on the piano and how to form various chords and scales to assist the user in learning music.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: MacMaster, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut lock for use on railroad joints.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Seeton, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracking-Machine. (open access)

Nutcracking-Machine.

Patent for a nut-cracking machine that can crack hard shelled nuts.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Elder, Benjamin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracking-Machine. (open access)

Nutcracking-Machine.

Patent for a nut-cracking machine for cracking hard shelled nuts.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Elder, Benjamin Winchester
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner (open access)

Oil-Burner

Patent for an oil burner for burning crude petroleum and hydrocarbon oils. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Mills, Virgil H. & Mills, John H. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Tank. (open access)

Oil-Tank.

Patent for an oil tank that is fire proof and will not explode completely if it is struck by lightning.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Price, James Bain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pavement-Breaking Machine (open access)

Pavement-Breaking Machine

Patent for a pavement breaking machine. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Rynearson, Eugene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Key Mounting. (open access)

Piano-Key Mounting.

Patent for a piano key mounting with a key pin that makes the "touch" required to depress the keys easily adjustable.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Mayor, Enoch Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Pump-Operating Mechanism

Patent for a mechanical pump operating mechanism that increases capacity.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Linnartz, Hugo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump System. (open access)

Pump System.

Patent for a pump system with an improved air compressor for use in cars that produces a very quiet engine.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Read, William K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad. (open access)

Railroad.

Patent for a railroad track with guard rails for keeping the trains wheels on the tracks.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Jobe, Seabrome
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Rail Brace (open access)

Railway-Rail Brace

Patent for a rail brace to fortify the joints of railways. Illustrations included.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Keaton, Walter A. & Peary, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rain-Skirt (open access)

Rain-Skirt

Patent for a garment to protect dress skirts and under skirts from all inclement weather conditions. The garment is comprised of two skirts; the outer skirt is made of a water-resistant material and connects at the bottom with the inner skirt which is made of a lighter material.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Suddick, Louise F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recording Device (open access)

Recording Device

Patent for an improved device that records flow of grain in a mill.
Date: July 22, 1911
Creator: Hoover, Guy F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Shelving and Display-Cabinet. (open access)

Rotary Shelving and Display-Cabinet.

Patent for a rotary shelf and display cabinet that has a large amount of display space available in it.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Hawkins, Millard F. & Berry, Joseph C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Closing Farm-Gate (open access)

Self-Closing Farm-Gate

Patent for a self-closing farm gate that can be operated by a lever while on a vehicle or wagon. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Clarke, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheep-Shears. (open access)

Sheep-Shears.

Patent for sheep shears that have a knife that goes in a circular motion and keeps dirt out of the inner parts of the shears.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Bechtol, William Scott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sign. (open access)

Sign.

Patent for an illuminated sign that uses prism to reflect the light thus reducing the amount of lights needed to illuminate the sign.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Hoag, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring (open access)

Spring

Patent for a spring to be adapted to vehicles for supporting heavy loads and absorbing sudden shocks. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Snow, Arthur L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Time-Switch. (open access)

Time-Switch.

Patent for a timer for turning on and off electric lights.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Chappel, James Mack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for a fishing trap box that holds the bait securely and can be used for catching fish or crustaceans.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolley (open access)

Trolley

Patent for a trolley that has a secure connection to the trolley line.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Irwin, Walter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type-Cabinet. (open access)

Type-Cabinet.

Patent for a type cabinet for storing dating type.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Chapman, Mercer E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Spring (open access)

Vehicle-Spring

Patent for an improvement to springs "designed particularly for use upon carriages, wagons, and motor or other cars" (lines 11-13).
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Snow, Arthur Leland
System: The Portal to Texas History