Resource Type

Language

Vehicle (open access)

Vehicle

Patent for a vehicle used as a truck or bolster. Illustrations included.
Date: April 5, 1910
Creator: Martin, W. Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboard (open access)

Washboard

Patent for washboard that "is made for automatically moving, step by step, a cake of soap inclosed in a housing" (lines 9-11) against the cloths being washed and is "operated by the pressure exerted through the rubbing action upon a rubbing board associated with the device" (lines 22-24).
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Durden, Perrey Milton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drive Gear-Wheel (open access)

Drive Gear-Wheel

Patent for drive gear wheel to be used for locomotives. Illustrations included.
Date: July 5, 1910
Creator: Jones, James Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History