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Hoisting Drum (open access)

Hoisting Drum

Patent for improvements to hoisting drums for use in drilling oil, gas, and water wells, with the object being "to employ a plurality of hoisting drums upon the same shaft so that the cable may be wound partly on one drum and partly on another" (lines 73-76) such that the danger of cable cutting is decreased and the speed of operation is increased, including illustrations.
Date: May 2, 1922
Creator: Suman, John R. & Gamble, Adrian R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Power-Transmission Mechanism

Patent for a power transmission with improvements to mechanisms related to frame adjustment, lubrication, motion transmission, and speed gearing, among others.
Date: May 2, 1922
Creator: Mays, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History