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Electric Sign. (open access)

Electric Sign.

Patent for an electric lighted sign, as might be displayed in the window of a business. The sign consists of a box with an inner reflective coating, an interior light source (bulb), and front-facing circular cutouts with translucent coverings, the latter arranged to depict the sign text.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Daughdrill, Kenneth W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Barium Chlorate (open access)

Process of Producing Barium Chlorate

Patent for a new process of making substantially pure barium chlorate that will be more expeditious and less costly to carry out than those prior.
Date: September 27, 1921
Creator: Schoch, Eugene P.
System: The Portal to Texas History