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