Attachment for Motor-Vehicles (open access)

Attachment for Motor-Vehicles

Patent for an attachment for motor vehicles, specifically for Ford cars but compatible with any car, where the attachment prevents the reverse movement of the car's crank.
Date: August 12, 1919
Creator: Daniel, Ulysses S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Appara (open access)

Lubricating Appara

Patent for a lubricating apparatus used for internal combustion engines, whereby the lubricant or oil is forced, as by a pump, to a distributing tank containing oil under predetermined pressure, and from said tank permitted to drop by gravity or flow under pressure, as desired, to the elements of the engine to be lubricated.
Date: December 12, 1916
Creator: Shaw, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life-Preserver. (open access)

Life-Preserver.

Patent for a life preserver with features to support both a wearer's waist and neck.
Date: August 12, 1913
Creator: Hansen, Carl Albert Edvard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transplanter (open access)

Transplanter

Patent for transplanters that allows fro greater ease in the removal of plants from hot beds, using an attached blade to easily cut through extended roots and provide enough accompanying soil for the plant.
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Frakes, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mandrel (open access)

Mandrel

Patent for Mandrel
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Smith, Frederick C
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Device. (open access)

Fishing Device.

Patent for fishing gear belt/straps that can be worn by fisherman to support fishing pole that it "may be temporarily held in fishing position with the hands free" (lines 11-12). Includes illustration of device in use.
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Drinkard, Kenton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straightening-Machine (open access)

Straightening-Machine

Patent for an improved straightening machine to "straighten pipes, rails, and allied structures in an expeditious manner."
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Boykin, Burwell, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roundabout Swing (open access)

Roundabout Swing

Patent for a roundabout swing. Illustrations included.
Date: November 12, 1912
Creator: Jones, Oliver P.
System: The Portal to Texas History