Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for an efficient burner of crude or fuel oil that can be used with less dangerous fuels while maintaining the same high level of heat and vaporization necessary for use in domestic environments.
Date: June 14, 1921
Creator: Holmes, Watson W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rolling Windshield. (open access)

Rolling Windshield.

Patent for an automobile attachment which protects the said automobile from adverse weather conditions. The apparatus is unique in its simple construction, practicality, and ability to "be rolled into a small compass" when not in use (lines 20-21).
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Gerhard, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History