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Aeroplane. (open access)

Aeroplane.

Patent for a new and useful airplane that provides the ability of the aircraft to take off from the ground at an abrupt angle. The aircraft has a supplemental propeller and jointed body to direct the machine upward in an abrupt ascent, making it especially useful in wooded areas or where obstructions prevent normal take-off.
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: Cartwright, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Oven. (open access)

Tire-Oven.

Patent for a device that heats wagon and buggy wheel tires that will warm them evenly.
Date: June 29, 1920
Creator: Howlett, Isaac C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Puller. (open access)

Pipe-Puller.

Patent for a device that is specially designed for pulling or lifting a drill stem that is "stuck" in a bore well.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Simmons, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Fastener for Cylindrical Screens. (open access)

Detachable Fastener for Cylindrical Screens.

Patent for a more efficient and effective seeding device that can disconnect, reconnect, and fasten the ends of a strip of material to form a cylinder.
Date: July 20, 1920
Creator: Leach, William Logan
System: The Portal to Texas History