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Trowel. (open access)

Trowel.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Trowels." (lines 8-9) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 2, 1920
Creator: Parker, Barton J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Operating and Locking Means. (open access)

Gate Operating and Locking Means.

Patent for an "invention that relates to new and useful improvements in gates and particularly that class which swing in a vertical plane." (Lines 12-14)
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Hoffman, F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Boring-Drill (open access)

Roller Boring-Drill

Patent for a roller boring drill in which "the cutting rollers are arranged on the drill in a novel manner." Object of invention is to keep the drill centered in the hole to prevent wobbling.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Boring-Drill (open access)

Roller Boring-Drill

Patent for roller boring drill that provides the cutting device to maintain clearance of the drill-head and can be adjusted to compensate for wear.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History