Resource Type

Vapor or Gas Generating Apparatus (open access)

Vapor or Gas Generating Apparatus

Patent for vapor or gas generating apparatus. "This invention relates to an apparatus for generating vapor and gases from the air, earth, wood and other substances, for the treatment of internal and external diseases, the object of the invention being to provide a simple reliable, effective and economical apparatus whereby medical vapors or gases of various kinds may be rapidly and conveniently generated and used in the treatment and cure of various internal and external disorders" (lines 9-19). illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Norwood, Walter Nathaniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
System of Irrigation (open access)

System of Irrigation

Patent for an irrigation system. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Von Hohenstein, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swab Holder (open access)

Swab Holder

Patent for a swab holders. The invention is designed to be connected with a pump or piston rod for the purpose of lubrication. Illustration included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Steinert, Bernhardt W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Making Machine. (open access)

Pipe-Making Machine.

Patent for pipe making machines in which "concrete, clay or shale is formed into pipe by a combined feeding and molding mechanism" (lines 17-19).
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Reese, Walter A.
System: The Portal to Texas History