Casing Spear (open access)

Casing Spear

Patent for a casing spear, "to remove casing within a well or removing a tool which may be dropped within the casing," with accompanying illustrations of the patent.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Wagner, Warren
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off Lock (open access)

Cut-Off Lock

Patent for gasoline cutoff for motor vehicles. Allows for vehicle to be still in use or running when left unattended, but will prevent it from being stolen.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Reid, William O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Connection for Automobile-Lamps. (open access)

Electric Connection for Automobile-Lamps.

Patent for electric connection for automobile lamps that has an improvement in electric connections or plugs for incandescent electric-lamps for automobiles.
Date: September 11, 1917
Creator: Kearby, John Gallatin & Robinson, Zephaniah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Permutation-Lock. (open access)

Permutation-Lock.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in permutation-locks." (Lines 6-7) This lock is specifically designed to protect delivered milk bottles from theft.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Otey R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Drill (open access)

Post Hole Drill

Patent for Post Hole Drill.
Date: February 17, 1917
Creator: Blue, Lee A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Bearing (open access)

Roller Bearing

Patent for Roller Bearing
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Galbraith, David G.
System: The Portal to Texas History