Resource Type

Steering-Gear for Traction-Engines (open access)

Steering-Gear for Traction-Engines

Patent for improvements to a steering gear for traction engines by means of a steam-cylinder and a valve to control the steam flow, including illustrations.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: Cantelou, Peter Louie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrant. (open access)

Hydrant.

Patent for a hydrant model by V.H. Mills, with a mechanism that prevents pipes from freezing in cold water and a novel joint between the spout and the plug of the cock.
Date: January 2, 1906
Creator: Mills, Virgil H.
System: The Portal to Texas History