Sash Balance. (open access)

Sash Balance.

Patent for an improved window sash balance, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 8, 1914
Creator: Jones, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Mouthpiece (open access)

Sanitary Mouthpiece

Patent for a telephone mouthpiece that distributes disinfectant when used.
Date: September 29, 1914
Creator: Jenkins, Ed Monroe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pedal Attachment for Pianos. (open access)

Pedal Attachment for Pianos.

Patent for a piano pedal attachment that will attach easily and keep mice and vermin from entering the piano opening. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Klappenbach, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Picket Pointer. (open access)

Picket Pointer.

Patent for a picket pointer that sharpens and bevels pickets uniformly, including instructions and illustrations
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Purdy, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint Shock Absorber. (open access)

Rail Joint Shock Absorber.

Patent for a shock absorber for trains, including instructions and illustrations
Date: September 8, 1914
Creator: Meyers, Stephen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker (open access)

Nutcracker

Patent for improvements in nutcrackers that make it easier and safer to use, and more easily retrieve the contents of the nut. It is durable and can be manufactured at low cost.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Dato, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker. (open access)

Nutcracker.

Patent for a device to crack nuts that can be attached to a table or other stationary object, and that allows a nut to be placed in a stationary position to be cracked, including illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: May, Frank B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow with three wheels designed for cotton and corn fields.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Pearce, James Edwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Privy Seat. (open access)

Privy Seat.

Patent for a privy or toilet seat that is cheaper to manufacture and can be applied without extra tools.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Smith, Bertram C. & Stevenson, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Device for Locomotives. (open access)

Safety Device for Locomotives.

Patent for a safety device for a locomotive that can be automatically tripped to shut off the steam from the locomotive engine and apply air to the brake mechanism. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Conover, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator Car Door. (open access)

Refrigerator Car Door.

Patent for a sliding refrigerator car door, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Judia, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polish for Woodwork and Method of Preparing the Same. (open access)

Polish for Woodwork and Method of Preparing the Same.

Patent for a polish for varnished woodwork
Date: September 14, 1914
Creator: Hancock, John Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector. (open access)

Plant-Protector.

Patent for a cloth device that protects plants from wind, while admitting sufficient light to the plant, including illustrations.
Date: September 29, 1914
Creator: Campbell, Singleton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Equalizers (open access)

Draft Equalizers

Patent for a draft equalizer that permits either three horses to travel at one side of the beam and two at the other, or three horses at one side of the beam and one at the other. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 8, 1914
Creator: Dudley, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Hanger. (open access)

Door Hanger.

Patent for a car door hanger that will take the weight of the door off the supporting rollers and the track and apply a braking action to the track that will prevent the door from unnecessarily shifting. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Kinard, Chester E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Puller and Cutter. (open access)

Cotton Stalk Puller and Cutter.

Patent for a cotton stalk puller and cutter machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Hubert, John E. & Hubert, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Hopper. (open access)

Seed Hopper.

Patent for a seed hopper adapted to receive seed or cotton and control their distribution. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Coursey, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Generating System. (open access)

Gas Generating System.

Patent for a gas generating system that can actuate any ordinary gasoline engine and will allow the gas to be compressed before entering the engine cylinders. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Deering, Uriah H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo. (open access)

Silo.

Patent for a new, water-tight silo that can be easily assembled without skilled labor and can be set up anywhere, including illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Brookshire, Samuel N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle For Cotton Pickers. (open access)

Nozzle For Cotton Pickers.

Patent for a nozzle for cotton pickers that uses suction to pull a cotton boll away from the cotton burr, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Hartwell, George Harry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose Collar and Sweat Pad. (open access)

Hose Collar and Sweat Pad.

Patent for a horse collar with a sweat pad that will not ball up and will help strengthen and reinforce the collar.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Costello, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper that can either be used independently or as an attachment to cultivators.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Jones, Charles F. & Jones, Erastus T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Counter. (open access)

Display-Counter.

Patent for a grocery display counter that has drawers at the back and transparent containers that enable customers to view merchandise from front and side.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Friedrich, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Lamp for Vehicles. (open access)

Dirigible Lamp for Vehicles.

Patent for a device to turn the head of lamps on an automobile or similar vehicle with the turning of the steering wheel. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 8, 1914
Creator: Baker, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History