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Crude-Oil Burner
Patent for a crude oil burner. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 7, 1910
Creator:
Shaeffer, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Support.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in wire fence supports, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Mayo, Robert P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes and Extension-Ladders.
Patent for a truck-mounted "portable extension-ladder that may be used by firemen in gaining access to buildings, and may also be used as a fire escape" (lines 15-17) including illustration.
Date:
August 7, 1877
Creator:
Hoyt, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for an improvement in washing-machines by using a novel arrangement of the rollers, the tub-supporting frame, the horizontal swinging rubber, and a series of closely arranged longitudinal spiral springs; so that “the pressure upon each separate article can be adjusted or regulated by the judgment of the [operator].” (Lines 12-14) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 7, 1891
Creator:
Bennington, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eccentric.
Patent for eccentrics, a component of machinery carrying oil or lubricants to allow parts to move easily.
Date:
October 7, 1902
Creator:
Hollender, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History