Dirigible Headlight Construction for Automobiles. (open access)

Dirigible Headlight Construction for Automobiles.

Patent for improvements in dirigible headlight constructions for automobiles. Two major useful improments are mentioned: a) a headlight that is constructed so that when a car turns, the headlight on the turning side of the car will alone be turned in the same direction and b) a headlight that is constructed so that the driver can manually turn either headlight, allowing the headlights to act as search lights if necessary.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Ross, Maxwell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off for Concrete-Mixers (open access)

Cut-Off for Concrete-Mixers

Patent for a cut-off valve for rotary concrete mixers. Illustrations included.
Date: August 1, 1911
Creator: Shero, Clarence E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frog and Guard Rail for Railway Tracks (open access)

Frog and Guard Rail for Railway Tracks

Patent for a frog and guard rail for railway tracks. Illustration included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Thomas, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Bridle-Bit. (open access)

Design for a Bridle-Bit.

Design patent for a bride-bit that contains a novel design within the cheeks.
Date: June 20, 1899
Creator: Jackson, Claude D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History