Resource Type

Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an improvement to aeroplanes which includes movable horizontal and vertical planes (or curtains).
Date: February 25, 1911
Creator: Blewett, Baxter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve for rotary steam engines.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Faulkner, Thomas F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Framing-Tool (open access)

Framing-Tool

Patent for a framing tool designed to ease the laying of "rafters, stair carriages and the like" (lines 14-15). The tool assists in measuring proper "dimensions of cuts to be made in timber to accomplish desired construction" (lines 19-20).
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Whitlock, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History