Resource Type

Mail-Handling Apparatus (open access)

Mail-Handling Apparatus

Patent for a mail handling apparatus for storing and delivering mail to trains that is on an automated timer with the train schedule.
Date: June 4, 1912
Creator: Mainer, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Receiving Apparatus (open access)

Mail-Receiving Apparatus

Patent for a mail receiving apparatus for use with trains that automatically removes mailbags from the train.
Date: June 4, 1912
Creator: Mainer, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit (open access)

Drill-Bit

Patent for a drill bit for oil wells that provides a way for the bit to be lubricated while in use to prevent the adhesion of gummy substances.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: Kilgore, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Implement. (open access)

Agricultural Implement.

Patent for an agricultural implement related to ground treating. The implement introduces a novel mounting for a colter that will keep it in line with the draft beam, as well as aids in holding the soil-turning elements in place.
Date: November 4, 1913
Creator: Vanderwater, Daniel B.
System: The Portal to Texas History