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Check-Valve for Locomotive-Boilers and the Like. (open access)

Check-Valve for Locomotive-Boilers and the Like.

Patent for "an improvement in check valves particularly adapted for use on locomotive boilers" (lines 9-11) with illustrations.
Date: November 16, 1909
Creator: Fondren, Theodore Robert ; T. R. Fondren
System: The Portal to Texas History
Magazine-Firearm. (open access)

Magazine-Firearm.

Patent for a magazine firearm, whose breech bolt is operated with the left hand to leave the right free for pulling the trigger.
Date: November 16, 1909
Creator: Rebman, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck-Gear for Vehicles. (open access)

Truck-Gear for Vehicles.

Patent for a durable, efficient, simple, and inexpensive turning gear that enables trucks to turn from the top of the vehicle.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Moore, Charles P.
System: The Portal to Texas History