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Automobile-Puller. (open access)

Automobile-Puller.

Patent for "the provision of a device adapted to be secured on the hub of the wheel for pulling the automobile out of mud or sand where the wheel would ordinarily spin without propelling the vehicle" (lines 11-16). It also includes an illustration.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Wright, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Lifting Push-Rods on Ford Motors (open access)

Device for Lifting Push-Rods on Ford Motors

Patent for a new and useful improved form of device for lifting push rods, intended more particularly for use on Ford motors, but susceptible of use on other makes of automobiles, when it is desired to position the cam shaft bearing in the Ford motors.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: McCarley, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mortising Machine. (open access)

Mortising Machine.

Patent for a new mortising-machine attachment for lathes or boring mills, designed to securely attach a bracket, hollow chisel, and boring bit to the machine, allowing for adjustable positioning to match the machine's work support.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Andrews, Alluwee C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Razor. (open access)

Safety-Razor.

Patent for a safety razor with innovations for effective use, convenient features (including for beard combing), and thorough cleaning of all components. Notable is a spring action mechanism controlled by the user's thumb, which causes the blade to move back and forth "to carry out a satisfactory cutting action" (lines 45-46).
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Catron, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Toller. (open access)

Grain-Toller.

Patent for a simple device that's placed in a grinding mill to automatically extract and regulate the amount of grain being withdrawn.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Perkins, Thomas F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spittoon. (open access)

Spittoon.

Patent for a spittoon that does not spill the contents "in case the article is upset when moved by the foot or when struck in a way to cause the same to overturn".
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Holman, Vasser C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drilling Apparatus (open access)

Drilling Apparatus

Patent for a drilling apparatus for wells. This drill is designed to be applied to a rotary and used with a pipe tong to screw and unscrew pipe joints.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Reeves, George G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump or Motor (open access)

Pump or Motor

Patent for a pump or motor that has pistons that move with or are actuated by a fluid (related to Patent 1,101,329). This pump or motor is an improved design that is more effective in transmitting power to the pistons.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Reaugh, Fran
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Military Uniform. (open access)

Design for a Military Uniform.

Patent for a new, original, and ornamental design for a military uniform.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Meacham, Haskell K.
System: The Portal to Texas History