Resource Type

Adjustable Light Shade and Reflector. (open access)

Adjustable Light Shade and Reflector.

Patent for a new adjustable light shade and reflector with "a shade and a support therefor so provided with joints that the shade may be given any desired angle of reflection, relative to the light, and its relative distance from the light may be regulated" (lines 13-17), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Spivey, Lillian Hale
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Heater. (open access)

Portable Heater.

Patent for a portable heater for heating water.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Ellis, Frank B. & Walker, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screen for Wells. (open access)

Screen for Wells.

Patent for a well screen for water or oil wells.
Date: March 8, 1910
Creator: Dahl, Harry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case. (open access)

Show-Case.

Patent for a show case, which opens on the side and top to allow buyers to look at goods being sold and is easily collapsed for storage or shipment.
Date: March 8, 1910
Creator: Soucek, Charles H. & Ustynik, Frank E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Attachment for Automobiles. (open access)

Draft Attachment for Automobiles.

Patent for a draft attachment for automobiles to aid in their movement from muddy or slippery conditions including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 12, 1918
Creator: Pietzsch, Cornelius O.
System: The Portal to Texas History