Resource Type

Axle-Lubricator. (open access)

Axle-Lubricator.

Patent for an axle lubricator that continuously lubricates an axle through a hollow nut in the end of the hub bushing, and the oil cup can be refilled easily and without removing the wheel.
Date: December 5, 1893
Creator: Miller, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a new and improved pump. This design consists, "with the working-barrel, of a casing or shell secured to the lower end of said barrel, the said shell tapering downward and being provided with an annular shoulder on its inner surface, a valve-seat provided with an annular flange and downward elastic extensions constructed to close against said shell and rest on said shoulder, and a valve-cage connected with said seat and containing a valve" (lines 82-91).
Date: December 9, 1890
Creator: Shelburn, Cephas C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Presser (open access)

Necktie-Presser

Patent for "a device of simple construction which will hold a number of scarfs or neckties flat and will press them so that they will always be in proper condition for wear" (lines 14-17), including illustrations.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Brown, Bence O.
System: The Portal to Texas History