Display Apparatus. (open access)

Display Apparatus.

Patent for an apparatus that displays objects enclosed in containers and allows them to be retrieved without "changing the position of any other than the [container] to which access is desired" (lines 16-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: Boudreaux, Carlos
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss (open access)

Truss

Patent for a truss for holding a pad in position during surgery.
Date: January 21, 1913
Creator: Haile, James Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Transmission Mechanism

Patent is for power transmission in motor vehicles. It is housed in one case.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Stillians, Harry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heater for Gaseous Fluids. (open access)

Heater for Gaseous Fluids.

Patent for "an attachment for use in connection with internal combustion engines whereby heavy oil...may be advantageously used as fuel" (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Anderau, Joseph Engelbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Game-Counter (open access)

Game-Counter

Patent for an apparatus designed to maintain a record of points earned and the number of rounds played in a game. Illustrations included.
Date: March 22, 1910
Creator: McKinney, Ansel
System: The Portal to Texas History