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Combination Drill Bit and Drill Shank (open access)

Combination Drill Bit and Drill Shank

Patent for "Improvements in Combination Drill-Bits and Drill-Shanks" (lines 6-7) including illustrations.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit. (open access)

Drill-Bit.

Patent for improvement to drill-bits. The object of the invention is to provide a bit of the character described which is especially adapted for deep well drilling by the rotary process.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conduit Electric Railway. (open access)

Conduit Electric Railway.

Patent for an underground conduit electric railway meant to propel cars. The conduit can be drained and kept dry, and a trolley attachment protects the conduit from dirt and water as well.
Date: December 5, 1893
Creator: de Voe, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History