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Oil-Cup. (open access)

Oil-Cup.

Patent for an oil cup to be used for lubricating bearings that can be regulated with a valve to control the flow of the lubricant.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Dawley, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral-Prospecting Apparatus. (open access)

Mineral-Prospecting Apparatus.

Patent for an "apparatus for drilling and obtaining samples or specimens of minerals" (lines 12-13), and obtaining accurate samples of ores in situations where they would otherwise be washed away by water or broken apart. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Andrews, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry-Coop. (open access)

Poultry-Coop.

Patent for coop for poultry and similar animals that can be kept in a sanitary condition. The coop has a removable container that holds the refuse and can contain disinfectant. This container sits below the mesh floor of the coop.
Date: August 31, 1913
Creator: Clippinger, Levi
System: The Portal to Texas History