Pass Book (open access)

Pass Book

Patent for a book cover that can be easily written on with ink.
Date: June 24, 1914
Creator: Roystone, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie. (open access)

Bale-Tie.

Patent for bale ties that "have the securing members permanently connected" (lines 12-13) and do not have projecting ends that could damage cotton bales or other fibrous materials.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: McFarland, Frank H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin Holding Post Card (open access)

Coin Holding Post Card

Patent for a postcard that hold coins. This can be used to transport or collect coins.
Date: June 5, 1914
Creator: Bedinger, S.B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Mechanism For Printing Press (open access)

Feeding Mechanism For Printing Press

Patent for "an improved mechanism whereby the paper or other material is automatically fed to the press in web or continuous form and automatically cut off in the desired lengths as it passes from the feeding mechanism" (lines 23-26).
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Prescott, Sitwell
System: The Portal to Texas History