Internal Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine.

Patent for improvements to the class of explosive engine for a motor vehicle and internal gas combustion engine, including illustrations.
Date: March 27, 1917
Creator: Murray, Harry A.; Dorman, William T. & Pollard, Claude
System: The Portal to Texas History
Line support (open access)

Line support

Patent for an adjustable support for clothes lines.
Date: March 27, 1917
Creator: Lott, Truman R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trimmer and filer for saws. (open access)

Trimmer and filer for saws.

Patent for trimmer and filer for saws. It is particularly designed for gin saws.
Date: March 27, 1917
Creator: Norman, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Holder. (open access)

Necktie-Holder.

Patent for a necktie-holder "which may either be used in connection with a four-in-hand or bow tie." (lines 10-11) including illustrations. The holder has been adapted to maintain the tie in the proper position by having it be engageable with the collar button and secured within the tie. Another feature of the device is the adjustable frame which enables the holder to adapt to collars of different sizes.
Date: November 27, 1917
Creator: Duff, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Container. (open access)

Container.

Patent for new improved containers adapted for the shipment of eggs, including illustrations.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Hall, Cyrus M.
System: The Portal to Texas History