Adding Machine. (open access)

Adding Machine.

Patent for a new and improved adding machine using rotating discs.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Druschke, Julius C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airship (open access)

Airship

Patent for an airship of improved construction, which allows for the operator to change their positions to propel, raise, lower and steer the ship.
Date: November 10, 1914
Creator: John William Oman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Device. (open access)

Alarm Device.

Patent for an alarm device "to be used in connection with a boiler and operatively connected with the steam whistle, whereby when the water falls below a certain level in the boiler the mechanism will automatically operate to blow the whistle" (lines 11-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Priester, Joel E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
AUTOMOBILE (open access)

AUTOMOBILE

Patent for improvements for power distribution in automobiles, including illustrations.
Date: March 31, 1914
Creator: De Witt, George, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Running-Gear (open access)

Automobile Running-Gear

Patent for a new automobile running gear that uses the front and rear wheels to propel the vehicle through rough, uneven terrain.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Beaman, Fred.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal (open access)

Automobile Signal

Patent for an automobile signal which can be attatched to an automobile to signal the automobiles driving intent, stopping, turning etc.
Date: December 22, 1914
Creator: Brewster, Edward J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baking-Pan (open access)

Baking-Pan

Patent for a Baking Pan for bread and similar foods, noted for its unique construction, such "that the heat given off from the fuel burner will be confined so as to completely surround the pan, in which the articles to be cooked, are located" (lines 13-17).
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Boger, Daniel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit Brace. (open access)

Bit Brace.

Patent for a bit-brace with a crank arm which can be secured to the bit chuck and which has an adjustable hand, so the chuck may be rotated while the brace remains stationary.
Date: August 18, 1914
Creator: Hall, Samuel N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring Tool. (open access)

Boring Tool.

Patent for a new boring tool used for digging post holes, shallow wells, and for like purposes. It has a pilot bit and a cutting disk that carries the loosened dirt from the bore to the surface.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: Keenan, Michael J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbon Holder for Electric Arc Lamps (open access)

Carbon Holder for Electric Arc Lamps

Patent for improvements made to the carbon holder for electric arc lamps to improve efficiency in replacing the lamps. To improve upon the current design, the patent illustrates and describes a new level clutch system to allow movement, as opposed to the gravity-based design previously implemented.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Lacy, Benjamin Burton & Elrod, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Paper Holder and Display Device (open access)

Combination Paper Holder and Display Device

Patent for a combination paper holder and display device, that holds paper towels and toilet paper and also has a display device to view.
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Dalton, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for a cultivator attachment. "The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple harrowing attachment for the cultivator shovels, so that the soil can be pulverized immediately succeeding the lifting thereof by the cultivator shovel."
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Hafer, Albert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Occluding Frame (open access)

Dental Occluding Frame

Patent for Dental Occluding Frame
Date: January 28, 1914
Creator: Hall, Rupert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack (open access)

Display Rack

Patent for store window display racks which can be easily removed and altered in appearance, allowing for more unique showings of commercial goods.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Adamson, John Seldon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drapery Support and Form (open access)

Drapery Support and Form

Patent for a new kind of drapery system that keeps the drapes pleated neatly and allows drapes to open and close easily with metal fasteners.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Jantzen, Marius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill. (open access)

Drill.

Patent for
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Weathersby, Fred Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Bow for Vehicle Tops (open access)

Folding Bow for Vehicle Tops

Patent for "improvements in folding bows for vehicle-tops...for removably mounting the top upon the body of the vehicle" (lines 5-22) including illustrations.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Bright, James H.
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
Multicylinder Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

Multicylinder Internal-Combustion Engine.

Patent for an internal combustion engine with multiple cylinders.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Hart, Sydney H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for a device for mounting for rotary cutting disks. It will be a safer way to work with well drilling operations
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for improved design and function in oil burners, specifically on fuel nozzle and needle valve, allowing for greater control of gas that flows through to create combustion.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Butler, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-burner. (open access)

Oil-burner.

Patent for new design of an improved oil burner.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Matthews, Cranmer L. & Matthews, Arthur B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for an improved oil burner design that uses steam to heat and vaporize the oil, mixing with the oil for more efficient burning, including an illustration.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Tinkham, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for a new and improved oil burner design to provide simultaneously regulation of the fuel, steam, and water supply to the coil, including illustration.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Clayton, Oscar B.
System: The Portal to Texas History