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Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for an improvement in the function and use of a valve which gets rid of the wire usually used to raise tank valves. Getting rid of this wire allows for easier drainage.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Axtell, Fred W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Brake For Single-Truck Log-Loaders. (open access)

Steam-Brake For Single-Truck Log-Loaders.

Patent for a simple, durable, and cheap way of improving steam brakes, especially those for single trucks used for logging.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Perego, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process For Expressing Fluid From Paraffin Compositions. (open access)

Process For Expressing Fluid From Paraffin Compositions.

Patent for using a cooling and heating process to assist with expressing fluids from paraffin compositions.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Hansen, Julius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch (open access)

Railway-Switch

Patent for improvements in railway switches which are especially adapted for use on street railway tracks.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Craig, Samuel A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Insact Trap. (open access)

Electric Insact Trap.

Patent for an electric insect trap that highly efficient trap for electrocuting house flies and similar insects, include illustrations.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Craig, Samuel A.
System: The Portal to Texas History