Mail Crane (open access)

Mail Crane

Patent for a mail crane. This invention is designed for the delivering sacks of mail to passing trains. Illustration included.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: Hagmann, Charles C. & Fitzpatrick, Jacob C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post. (open access)

Fence-Post.

Patent for improvements to fence post design in which a base is added to hold the post upright while keeping it above ground to prevent deterioration from soil with illustrations.
Date: July 31, 1900
Creator: Hammer, Willie Alice
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
Fumigator. (open access)

Fumigator.

Patent for a fumigator for spraying boll weevil insecticide on cotton, which generates the insecticide gas, sprays it while moving across the field, and keeps the gas in close proximity to the plants for a short time for thorough treatment.
Date: July 23, 1907
Creator: Fuller, Menzo Reed
System: The Portal to Texas History