Device for Lifting Push-Rods on Ford Motors (open access)

Device for Lifting Push-Rods on Ford Motors

Patent for a new and useful improved form of device for lifting push rods, intended more particularly for use on Ford motors, but susceptible of use on other makes of automobiles, when it is desired to position the cam shaft bearing in the Ford motors.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: McCarley, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Attachment. (open access)

Automobile Attachment.

Patent for an automobile floorboard attachment for closure of clutch pedal openings, keeping the motor's heat from passing through.
Date: September 6, 1921
Creator: Sears, Joseph M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knife. (open access)

Knife.

Patent for a knife with multiple curved blades used to cut food.
Date: July 13, 1920
Creator: Oertli, Henri
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signaling-Boiler (open access)

Signaling-Boiler

Patent for a signaling boiler designed to test food during the cooking process to determine whether food has completed cooking, and to signal via a whistle when said food is determined to have been properly cooked. Additional design details include the provision of a supporting mechanism for potatoes and other vegetables to rest on, as well as a compact form of the overall device.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Kelley, Marven
System: The Portal to Texas History