Mechanical Toy Hoop (open access)

Mechanical Toy Hoop

Patent for improved features for mechanical toy hoops, particularly for toys utilizing trundling hoops.
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: Giesecke, Leo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine Valve Mechanism (open access)

Engine Valve Mechanism

Patent for an engine valve mechanism. This invention is a "class of steam engines wherein the cylinder-inlet and exhaust-ports are controlled by separate and distinct values." Illustration included.
Date: September 5, 1905
Creator: Moore, Ezra G. & Moore, Frank T.
System: The Portal to Texas History