Hame-Fastener. (open access)

Hame-Fastener.

Patent for a new and useful improvement to an invention known as the hame fastener. Its purpose is to adjust and make a tight or loose connection between the hame and a desired object.
Date: November 2, 1920
Creator: Arnold, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewer Connection. (open access)

Sewer Connection.

Patent for a sewer connection for houses, which can be turned on and off from the the main sewer system.
Date: November 1, 1910
Creator: McCorquodale, Wilmer E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for a furnace that is simple, durable and inexpensive to construct. The body is constructed of a rectangular base and the casing is composed of semi-circular plates with a series of flanges that are bolted together with door and flue more easily connected. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 3, 1891
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for an improved furnace that can be "located at the side of the kiln or drying-house, which furnace shall be so constructed as to be simple, durable, and inexpensive, and the parts of which may be readily put together or separated, as may be desired" (lines 10-15).
Date: November 8, 1892
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
System: The Portal to Texas History