Resource Type

Can-Opener. (open access)

Can-Opener.

Patent for new and useful improvements for can openers. The principal purpose is to provide means for opening round cans of different sizes and also square cans.
Date: November 16, 1920
Creator: Adels, Rebecca Valencia.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engineer's Safety-Throttle for Locomotive Dry Pipes (open access)

Engineer's Safety-Throttle for Locomotive Dry Pipes

Patent for improved safety mechanism for the dry pipe of a steam-powered locomotive engine.
Date: November 16, 1920
Creator: Hartman, John Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signal-Light. (open access)

Signal-Light.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Signal-Lights." (lines 5-6) and "relates to improvements in signaling means." (lines 8-9) including illustrations.
Date: March 16, 1920
Creator: Thomas, Theodore G.
System: The Portal to Texas History