Compressor for Ice Machines. (open access)

Compressor for Ice Machines.

Patent for a new and improved ice-machine compressor. This design consists in "an ammonia-compressor, the piston-rod having transverse opening in combination with the valve, stem having slot and shoulder, key held therein by a wedge, and the spring and washer" (lines 90-94).
Date: October 4, 1887
Creator: Schuehle, Jacob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Transmitting Motion. (open access)

Means for Transmitting Motion.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in means for transmitting motion, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 4, 1898
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H. & Holmgreen, Eugene A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan. (open access)

Fan.

Patent for a fan, which attaches to rocking chairs and is powered by the rocking motion.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Sweetser, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History