AUTOMATIC WEIGHING-SCALE. (open access)

AUTOMATIC WEIGHING-SCALE.

Patent for an improved automatic scale that can weigh large measurements of crops, including illustrations.
Date: June 14, 1914
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
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
Boot-Tree Former. (open access)

Boot-Tree Former.

Patent for a boot-tree former, which is used in boot manufacturing to form and stretch the shape of a boot.
Date: March 14, 1914
Creator: Lucchese, Michele
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for movable automobile headlight which reflect downward on the road surface and utilizes the at-hand mounting hardware for static automobile headlights.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Machine. (open access)

Automatic Weighing-Machine.

Patent for an automatic weighing machine.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Ball, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Attachment for Vehicle-Seats. (open access)

Attachment for Vehicle-Seats.

Patent for "a vehicle seat and more particularly to a device securable to the under portion of a seat and engaging the side walls of the wagon body so that the seat will be prevented from shifting transversely of the vehicle" (lines 9-14).
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Jackson, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Clamp. (open access)

Wire-Clamp.

Patent for a wire clamp.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Peckenpaugh, John Ervin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Listing Attachment for Plows (open access)

Listing Attachment for Plows

Patent for plow attachment to deflecting soil from the shovel of the plow; does not require special tools to apply attachment to plow.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Hogan, Peter E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for valves which are of a better construction to prevent leakage.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Bird, John M.
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
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
Knockdown Frame (open access)

Knockdown Frame

Patent for improvements to the knockdown frame for easy setup and take down and for supporting a block and tackle. This invention also provides a device for locking the fall rope of a block and tackle after the load is raised.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Padgett, Harry H. & Bookout, Louis L.
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
Motor-Tricycle. (open access)

Motor-Tricycle.

Patent for a specification to improve a motor-tricycle's ability to ride over obstructions and uneven surfaces to reduce shock to the front of the frame and the rider (lines 14-20). The patent includes the detailed specifications and illustrations.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Benton, Walter L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Fastener (open access)

Tag-Fastener

Patent for "improvements in tag-fasteners...which can be applied to [a] package with great rapidity and which will not easily become detached" (lines 6-19) including illustrations.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Walshe, Denny Edmund
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scrip Holder. (open access)

Scrip Holder.

Patent for "a scrip holder, designed particularly for housing in a conveniently accessible manner the usual railroad scrip" (lines 8-11).
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Cleveland, George H.
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
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
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
Peanut-Shelling Machine. (open access)

Peanut-Shelling Machine.

Patent for an improved peanut shelling machine that can be regulated according to the size and quality of peanuts. The machine also improves upon the cylinder and concave tension, that would allow the machine to be more easily maintained.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Huston, John T.
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
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
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