Lamp Wick. (open access)

Lamp Wick.

Patent for a new and improved wick for oil lamps. This design "consists in forming the lamp-wick of one or more layers of mineral wool inclosed in a textile material, the whole being sewed together by a series of parallel longitudinal stitches" (lines 18-22). Employing textile material represents an improvement in capillarity over previous wicks made with refractory cement.
Date: February 14, 1882
Creator: Bèck, Gebhard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governor for Explosion Engines (open access)

Governor for Explosion Engines

Patent for a governor for explosion engines. Illustration included.
Date: February 14, 1905
Creator: Haydon, Bennie W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow that cuts weeds at the root and pulls them out without breaking up the sod.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Halvé, Bruno
System: The Portal to Texas History