Resource Type

Month

Boring and Threading Tool. (open access)

Boring and Threading Tool.

Patent for an inexpensive, efficient boring and threading tool that "will enable a smooth and even surface to be produced with a minimum of skill on the part of the operator" (lines 18-21).
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Wells, Daniel Doolittle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs. (open access)

Pipe Tongs.

Patent for pipe tongs for drilling wells using rotary systems. The tongs are designed to be securely held against the drill stem using a lever, making them simple and economical to manufacture.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Hill, Richard D.
System: The Portal to Texas History