Resource Type

Combination Dripper and Steeper (open access)

Combination Dripper and Steeper

Patent for a beverage steeper where a strainer is provided to hold the material used for preparation, such as tea or coffee. The strainer is designed to lower into the coffee pot to allow for steeping and can be raised out of the water and affixed to the top of the pot for draining.
Date: January 25, 1921
Creator: Nicholls, George Habberton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Cleaning Mechanism for Tractor-Wheels. (open access)

Mud-Cleaning Mechanism for Tractor-Wheels.

Patent for mud cleaning mechanism for tractor wheels. The mechanism's objective is to automatically clean from and between the cleats and the ground, and along the rims of tractor wheels while the wheels are in motion. Additional advantages noted are that this mechanism is easily assembled and disassembled, durable and compact, and applicable with multiple styes of tractors.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Williams, Hartwell L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling-Machine (open access)

Rotary Drilling-Machine

Patent for rotary well drilling platform improvements. The improvements are to control how the turntable moves without having to change the structure of the platform or having a second person watching while drilling.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
System: The Portal to Texas History