Air-Brake Apparatus. (open access)

Air-Brake Apparatus.

Patent for an improvement to the air brake which includes new types of valves.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Parker, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post. (open access)

Fence-Post.

Patent for new metal fence posts and supports to "improve and simplify the general construction of devices of this character" (lines 13-15).
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Naiser, John Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser. (open access)

Horse-Releaser.

Patent for improvements on the mechanism to release horses "in case they become unmanageable and run away" (lines 13-14).
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Holub, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Raising Fluids from Artesian Wells (open access)

Method of Raising Fluids from Artesian Wells

Patent for a method of using compressed air to retrieve contents of bored wells.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Brown, Frank O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Removing Tool. (open access)

Nut-Removing Tool.

Patent for a tool for removing nuts that have been "upset or beaded around the outer side of the nut" (lines 14-15).
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Carnes, John P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pencil Attachment (open access)

Pencil Attachment

Patent for a pencil attachment that serves the purpose of protecting the pencil point when not in use. The attachment also protects and cleans the rubber or eraser of the pencil.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Swindowsky, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a new plow design that is adapted for plowing inclinations, including illustrations.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Salge, Henry F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for the "improvements in rail joints, the object being to so construct and arrange the meeting ends of two railway rails as to provide interlocking members..." (lines 8-12). The patent includes specifications and illustrations.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Evans, James B., Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeder and Planter. (open access)

Seeder and Planter.

Patent for an improved design for a device which can plant corn seeds, and with slight modification, cotton seeds.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Norris, Samuel E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ticket-Holder. (open access)

Ticket-Holder.

Patent for device to hold car tickets, and to administer these tickets one at a time.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Wohl, Charles J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tug-Clip. (open access)

Tug-Clip.

Patent for a new form of tug clip which will not damage the collar to which it is attached.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Duncan, Walter B.
System: The Portal to Texas History