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Car Barn - Port Arthur Traction Co.
Photograph of a car barn in Port Arthur. There are buses in the barn and cars on the outside. The name "Port Arthur Traction Co." is on the building.
Date:
January 2, 1928
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marine Vessels
Patent for new and useful Improvements in Marine Vessels. Relates to marine vessels used for towing timber.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Collier, Hugh R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Purifying Oils
Patent for a new and useful improvement in the method of purifying oils, particularly applicable to cracked gasoline.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Player Piano
Patent for a new form of valve for mechanical piano operated by pneumatic mechanisms in which the value is self-centering and does away with the guide pin usually employed, and an amplification of the wippen so that the striker rod is placed at the front of the pneumatic mechanism where it is accessible. The change in leverage permits the use of a smaller pneumatic.
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Pace, Vara L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Dripper and Steeper
Patent for a beverage steeper where a strainer is provided to hold the material used for preparation, such as tea or coffee. The strainer is designed to lower into the coffee pot to allow for steeping and can be raised out of the water and affixed to the top of the pot for draining.
Date:
January 25, 1921
Creator:
Nicholls, George Habberton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Closure
Patent for general use to securely close cans containing liquid so that invisible tampering, evaporation, and contamination cannot occur.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Starcke, Eugene P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History