Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for an invention that is "an improved crude-oil burner" (lines 8-9). Illustrations are included.
Date: January 31, 1902
Creator: Tucker, Holling G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to hook-and-catch couplers for railroad cars; and it consists in making one which will automatically drop by turning in the quadrant of a circle as soon as the draw-heads of two cars strike together" (lines 15-19).
Date: January 21, 1890
Creator: Shelburn, Cephas C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tongue-Truck for Corn-Binders. (open access)

Tongue-Truck for Corn-Binders.

Patent for an improved tongue truck for Corn binders.
Date: January 9, 1912
Creator: Curtis, Fred W.
System: The Portal to Texas History