Vignetting Attachment for Multiple-Exposure Cameras. (open access)

Vignetting Attachment for Multiple-Exposure Cameras.

Patent for a multiple exposure camera attachment that allows multiple exposures to be made on a single plate or film, blending the exposures perfectly while avoiding harsh lines. The attachment is a telescopic tubular attachment with "a plurality of apertured light ray interrupting diaphragms" (lines 77-78).
Date: April 5, 1921
Creator: Moine, Selest E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo (open access)

Silo

Patent for a silo composed of sections that can be arranged to modify the capacity as needed, including illustrations.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Ames, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel. (open access)

Spring-Wheel.

Patent for a steel wheel with springs for automobiles that reduces jarring, is affordable, and does not get damaged as easily as the pneumatic tires previously in use on automobiles.
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Tubbs, William Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History