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Fishing-Rod Handle. (open access)

Fishing-Rod Handle.

Patent for a fishing rod handle that also functions as a pistol.
Date: October 7, 1919
Creator: Key, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Packing for Pistons (open access)

Metallic Packing for Pistons

Patent for metallic packing for pistons. Such invention is intended to provide a metallic packing for small high speed pistons for internal combustion engines, such as used on automobiles and airplanes.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Williams, Nolan S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quick Tire-Patch for Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Quick Tire-Patch for Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for a quick tire patch for pneumatic tires for the purpose of providing an adhesive repair patch that is easy and convenient to apply and that may be used immediately after application.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Duffy, Clarence O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Holder (open access)

Pipe-Holder

Patent for a pipe-holder that is designed "to provide a novel, conveniently operated, effective and compact pipeholder" (line 8-10).
Date: July 7, 1919
Creator: Heckman, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer. (open access)

Draft-Equalizer.

Patent for Draft Equalizer. Patent states this invention "relates to the new and useful improvements in draft-equalizers" (lines 10-11). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 20, 1918
Creator: Dudley, Thomas J. & Bryant, Marvin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patch for Cotton Bales. (open access)

Patch for Cotton Bales.

Patent for a patch for cotton bales. The invention provides a solution for the need to cut a slit in a cotton bale to see to the cotton's quality. This cotton bale patch serves as a way to fasten these slits in production to prevent loss or theft of the cotton product.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Louis, Rube B.
System: The Portal to Texas History