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Safety-can. (open access)

Safety-can.

Patent for a device that is able to cover and create an air-tight seal over a can or similar container. This task is accomplished in a way that renders both the can and its cover reusable, illustrations included.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Patronell, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Spreading Device (open access)

Fire-Spreading Device

Patent for a portable weapon to spread fire quickly from object to object or building to building in enemy country.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Ford, Frederick William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dubbing-Machine. (open access)

Dubbing-Machine.

Patent for improvements to the dubbing-machines with illustrations. Specifically, this improvement is aimed at "dressing ship timber" (line 15) in an effort to make the process easier and more efficient.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Cobb, Dan L. & Moore, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Stopper. (open access)

Bottle Stopper.

Patent for a bottle stopper made to be an alternative to cork plugs, including illustrations.
Date: May 7, 1919
Creator: Patronel, John.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Projectile. (open access)

Projectile.

Patent for projectiles, more particularly to an explosive projectile. "One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a shell of the character stated which may be produced at relatively small cost..."
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Wilkins, Willie A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Coupling. (open access)

Shaft-Coupling.

Patent for "an improvement in shaft couplings ... primarily designed for installation on the shafting of steamships and the like" (lines 9-13), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Nelson, Gustaf Theodore
System: The Portal to Texas History