Convertible Furniture. (open access)

Convertible Furniture.

Patent for convertible furniture used in education. Features a table which can be easily converted from a flat desk, to an inclined black-board, and can store building blocks and similar items.
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: Barler, Eugene M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
To (open access)

To

Patent for claw hammer.
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: Walton, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grating Machine (open access)

Grating Machine

Patent for Grating Machine
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: Butera, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector. (open access)

Tire-Protector.

Patent for a flexible metallic tire protector, insuring a tire against injury from tacks, nails, glass, or similar objects which can cut or damage an unprotected tire, designed to be durable, efficient, and easy to construct.
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: Howard, Joseph O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straw Rack for Threshing Machines (open access)

Straw Rack for Threshing Machines

Patent for a rack that will separate the grain, straw, and chaff to the fullest extent.
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: McGraw, Walter A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ship's-Bottom Paint (open access)

Ship's-Bottom Paint

Patent for a paint specially made to protect the exterior of a ship, especially below the waterline.
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: Brackin, Henry G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Removing Snow from Railway Tracks. (open access)

Device for Removing Snow from Railway Tracks.

Patent for a device that will remove snow from any tube structures using a rotary brush, as well as a suction device to intake displaced snow, and then melt it in a hopper.
Date: October 3, 1916
Creator: Purdin, Nettie J.
System: The Portal to Texas History