Aerial Conveyor (open access)

Aerial Conveyor

Patent for an aerial conveyor, specifically one that relates to "an aerial suspension car for aiding linemen in traveling along a suspended cable" (lines 9-11). It's primary function is to allow a wheeled car to be mounted on a cable and used to transport a person.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Moore, Richard S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starting Device. (open access)

Engine-Starting Device.

Patent for an engine starting device that does not require the use of a battery.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Huebner, Ferdinand P., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Slide (open access)

Plow Slide

Patent for a plow slide. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1910
Creator: Schroeder, George L.
System: The Portal to Texas History