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Card-File Cabinet. (open access)

Card-File Cabinet.

Patent for a lockable card file cabinet or casing that allows for viewing through a transparent top with use of a rod for moving cards back and forth. The transparent top allows customer information to be stored and used, but not edited without a key.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Reeves, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for high pressure water pump with improved arrangement of and contact between internal pumps in order to create higher water pressure. For use by fire fighters and at pump stations, including illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Raynes, Clarence R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine. (open access)

Engine.

Patent for "engines which employ governors" (lines 11-12) "desirably located within the crank cases to be effectively lubricated by the oil which is dashed about in engine operation." (lines 13-16)
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Pratt, Clarence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History