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Pump-Operating Mechanism. (open access)

Pump-Operating Mechanism.

Patent for a new type of pump operator mechanism with a "novel mounting for the air compressing pump" (lines 18-19) and a more compact form. Illustrations included.
Date: December 18, 1917
Creator: Feagin, Luther W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heel-Sweep Brace. (open access)

Heel-Sweep Brace.

Patent for heel-sweep brace "relates to new and useful improvements in attachments to cultivators for strengthening the heel sweep thereof and prevent the same from rocking upon the foot."(lines 15-19)
Date: October 2, 1917
Creator: Goodlett, Henry Jimison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for impalement mouse trap that is intended to be manufactured and sold at a low cost.
Date: July 3, 1917
Creator: Speed, Jefferson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hammer for Overhead Nailing (open access)

Hammer for Overhead Nailing

Patent for a hammer for overhead nailing. Created to make the nailing process easier and less expensive. The design of the hammer head allows a nail to be securely attached to the head before being driven into the desired object; this would allow for more accurate and consistent nailing to be completed.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Speed, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a High School Basketball Team]

Photograph of a basketball team from Henderson High School in 1917. A list of names is provided on the back.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History