Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for an adjustable wire stretcher.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Tompkins, Walter L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a vehicle wheel with a tire that is improved with a spring cushion.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marine Vessels (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sample Taking Device (open access)

Sample Taking Device

Patent for a sample taking device used in the process of drilling wells using water and a multi-armed unit that rotates to drill the stem into the ground.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Dodds, Redus D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Cattle-Guard (open access)

Railway Cattle-Guard

Patent for a railway cattle guard whereby the weight of the animal causes a barrier to emerge, but the barrier will be removed automatically when the weight is removed.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Fountain, Henry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Printing Rule and Slug and Type-Form. (open access)

Printing Rule and Slug and Type-Form.

Patent for rules and slugs that are quickly and easily arranged and that lock securely to make a type form, including one illustration.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Markwell, Andrew E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench. (open access)

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for the improvement of the pipe wrench for heavy construction. This invention was made to allow workers to use a variety of parts and arrangements depending on the type of pipe they are working with.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Reed, Clarence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abrading Element For Tire-Patch Containers (open access)

Abrading Element For Tire-Patch Containers

Patent for an improved tool that is affixed to tire-patch containers. It is used for abrading the surface of a tire to effectively roughen it (without the use of sandpaper) to allow the adhesion of a patch. Includes illustrations.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Duffy, Jesse A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Funnel (open access)

Funnel

Patent for new and useful improvements in Funnels. Patent is for the provision of a funnel having a valve controlled outlet.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Hodges, Eddie C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile. (open access)

Automobile.

Patent for an automobile with a mechanism which may be extended to form a tent bed, or folded into a small compass. The folding bed of the automobile may be utilized to storm camp equipment when not used as a bed.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Mackey, Franklin Orville
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Tool. (open access)

Boring-Tool.

Patent for "a boring tool for boring scarred and worn engine cylinders" (lines 14-15) that allows for more customization when cutting.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Adams, George Reese
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blow-Out Boot (open access)

Blow-Out Boot

Patent for a blow-out boot which would prevent the usual particulate from being able to enter the inner tire after a blow-out.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Barnes, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blow-Out Shoe. (open access)

Blow-Out Shoe.

Patent for a new blow-out shoe for pneumatic tires which uses a pliable fastening instead of metallic connections or laces.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Moore, Lee, R.
System: The Portal to Texas History