Resource Type

Well Drilling Apparatus. (open access)

Well Drilling Apparatus.

Patent for an improved well-drilling apparatus. Improvements made to bull wheel shaft and the sand reel and casing line shaft so they may be operated independently of each other while utilizing the same source of power.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Thorniley, Clarence W. & Thorniley, Charles, D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor Starter (open access)

Motor Starter

Patent for a new motor starter design.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Maha, Irwin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rifle. (open access)

Rifle.

Patent for a rifle that uses electricity from a battery to ignite the explosive charge for the ammunition.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Brannon, Virgil C.
System: The Portal to Texas History