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High-Pressure Suction Fan and Blower. (open access)

High-Pressure Suction Fan and Blower.

Patent for "a fan which will operate in a continuous and highly efficient manner and increase the air pressure with a reduced power of operation" and "may be used either in conjunction with a cotton gin...or it may be used for any other purpose where suction or blast fans are used" (lines 31-33, 10-15). It includes an illustration.
Date: August 2, 1921
Creator: Blackmon, Enoch J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plaiting Device. (open access)

Plaiting Device.

Patent for an improved plaiting device that simplifies the steaming and pressing of dress goods.
Date: August 2, 1921
Creator: Knaur, Laura L.
System: The Portal to Texas History