Resource Type

Car-Ventilator. (open access)

Car-Ventilator.

Patent for a railroad car ventilator, which supplies fresh air to the car and sends stale air out of the car. It also is equipped with an ice cooling system and a disinfectant spray system.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Carroll, Samuel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup (open access)

Stirrup

Patent for a stirrup for horse riders which can automatically release the foot of the rider should the rider be forced off of the horse. Illustrations included.
Date: February 9, 1909
Creator: Haddock, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Flue (open access)

Metallic Flue

Patent for metallic flue. Illustration included.
Date: November 9, 1909
Creator: Armstrong, Layton D.
System: The Portal to Texas History