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Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for an improved window sash fastener that will "enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use" (lines 9-11), including illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Crandell, Frederick N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber. (open access)

Shock-Absorber.

Patent for shock absorbers that are simple and can be readily used on vehicles to prevent the sudden rebounding of springs.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Crowson, Jonas Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner (open access)

Cotton-Cleaner

Patent for a machine to efficiently remove any "dirt, trash and motes from the cotton fiber" (lines 12-13).
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Renovator. (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Renovator.

Patent for cotton cleaner and renovator, which can also be used for other fibrous materials. The machine is meant to clean and renovate second grade fiber to a degree that it may be rated as first grade on the market. Patent contains illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C. & Reynolds, Charles S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Instrument. (open access)

Dental Instrument.

Patent for a new dental instrument that extracts "swollen portions of the gum where it extends over the tooth" (lines 11-13), including illustration. Use of the instrument is meant to replace the common, but "objectionable" (line 56), practice of lancing the gum.
Date: April 4, 1916
Creator: Knox, Eldon Lemoin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Preventing Overflow of Tanks. (open access)

Device for Preventing Overflow of Tanks.

Patent for preventing the "repeated discharge of the contents of a flush tank" (lines 10-11) and enhance overall utility that require a flush tank. Information and illustration provided.
Date: April 4, 1916
Creator: Logan, Paul H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Latch Device For The Doors of Steam-Shovels, Dredges, And The Like. (open access)

Latch Device For The Doors of Steam-Shovels, Dredges, And The Like.

Patent for an improved latch mechanism that is easier to construct, operate, and easier to replace on "steam shovels, dredge dippers, or the like, and...to the class of tripping latches" (lines 11-13). Instruction and illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Watson, Joseph L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1916 (open access)

The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Olustee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1916
Creator: Dickey, D. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1916 (open access)

The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Olustee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 13, 1916
Creator: Dickey, D. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1916 (open access)

The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Olustee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 1916
Creator: Dickey, D. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1916 (open access)

The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Olustee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 1916
Creator: Dickey, D. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Antlers News-Record. (Antlers, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, April 7, 1916 (open access)

Antlers News-Record. (Antlers, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, April 7, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Antlers, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 7, 1916
Creator: Reigner, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Antlers News-Record. (Antlers, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1916 (open access)

Antlers News-Record. (Antlers, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Antlers, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 14, 1916
Creator: Reigner, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Antlers News-Record. (Antlers, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1916 (open access)

Antlers News-Record. (Antlers, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Antlers, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 21, 1916
Creator: Reigner, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Antlers News-Record. (Antlers, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1916 (open access)

Antlers News-Record. (Antlers, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Antlers, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 28, 1916
Creator: Reigner, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 15, 1916 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 15, 1916

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: April 15, 1916
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil. (open access)

Cooking Utensil.

Patent for a new and improved double boiler "used for continuous cooking for a long period, without replenishing the water supply" (lines 18-20) and to "improve the general efficiency of double boilers of the indicated character" (lines 22-23) including illustrations.
Date: April 4, 1916
Creator: Curran, William Ferris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compressor. (open access)

Compressor.

Patent for a compressor. This is an improvement upon previous refrigeration and ice making machines.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Fowler, Paul R. & Gingrich, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Colter. (open access)

Colter.

Patent for the instructions on of how to construct a Colter including illustrations.
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: Elder, James Zedrick
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine. (open access)

Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine.

Patent for "a combined roasting and grinding machine" (lines 12-13) with a conveyor that moves the coffee from end to end.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Herndon, Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Drier (open access)

Clothes-Drier

Patent for a clothes drier that is constructed to surround a stove or heater.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Gallsworthy, Benjamin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Protector. (open access)

Chimney-Protector.

Patent for a chimney protector that is "easy and cheap to manufacture which when applied to the chimney top of an oil cooking stove will prevent the drippings or over flow from utensils placed on top of the stove from running down the side" (lines 14-18), including illustrations.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Shiller, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for a new vehicle wheel that has adjustable tire sections that can be placed while unexpanded to create a permanent fit, and also has interlocking components to prevent movement. It includes a text description with reference illustrations.
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: La Croix, Cicero Hamilton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check Book (open access)

Check Book

Patent for improvements on check books. The pads which may be carried in the pocket without folding the blank checks; and the object is to proved check books or pads which can be carried in the pocket without folding the blank checks.
Date: April 30, 1916
Creator: Bolles, P. S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History