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Wire-Stretcher
Patent for a wire stretcher for stretching wire to build fences.
Date:
December 30, 1890
Creator:
Burdick, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Gage.
Patent for a water-gage measuring the height or volume of water in a steam boiler, particularly those "held closed by the weight of the operating handle" (lines 11-12). The device is designed for simple manufacture and easy assembly & disassembly without tools, and features a valve seat that stays in place, illustrations included.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Leidecker, Helmoth M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Sealing The Walls of Oil-Wells
Patent for a method of sealing oil wells to avoid applying casing to the wells to prevent leakage, seepage, or cave-ins.
Date:
December 7, 1920
Creator:
Nolan, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening for Plastic Ties and the Process of Making the Same.
Patent for " an improvement in rail-fastenings for plastic ties and the process of making the same." (lines 12-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening.
Patent for a rail fastening for padding the connection between the rail and the tie, which has a stronger connection than previous versions of this type of device.
Date:
December 24, 1907
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History