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Adjustable Hame Fastner (open access)

Adjustable Hame Fastner

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Hame-Fastner" (lines 6-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 14, 1901
Creator: Boyle, F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner

Patent for a burner that uses crude petroleum as well as kerosene, or gasoline. This device works in a way to prevent the jets from clogging and produces a steady flame.
Date: May 14, 1902
Creator: Wadkins, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool For Withdrawing Casings From Wells. (open access)

Tool For Withdrawing Casings From Wells.

Patent for tool for withdrawing casings from wells that is "easy to apply and convenient to manipulate while in use" (lines 15-17).
Date: October 14, 1902
Creator: Bennison, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History