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Mechanical Movement (open access)

Mechanical Movement

Patent for mechanical movement that aids in operating a gin automatically.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Tucker, Roger V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reversing Mechanism For Engines. (open access)

Reversing Mechanism For Engines.

Patent for improvements in "reversing mechanism for engines, where the operating lever may be supported in such a manner as to substantially eliminate lost motion, and where the reverse lever may be operated with greater convenience and facility." (lines 11-17).
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Wagner, Warren
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Food Products. (open access)

Process of Making Food Products.

Patent for a new process "to make lard and butter substitutes, and other edible fatty products possessing the desired consistency and flavor" (lines 27-30) by hydrogenizing oils and fats. Includes explanation of the process.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Walker, Thomas Bailey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train Stop (open access)

Automatic Train Stop

Patent for automatic train stop.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Warren, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Foot (open access)

Plow Foot

Patent for a plow or cultivator foot.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Williams, Budicille B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Washing Machine and Canner (open access)

Convertible Washing Machine and Canner

Patent for a machine that can be converted from a washing machine to a canner, and vice versa, very easily.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Williams, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Egg Testing Globe (open access)

Egg Testing Globe

Patent for egg tester, where you can place an egg into the globe and see if it is fertilized.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Woolfolk, Paul E.
System: The Portal to Texas History