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[Carnegie Public Library]

Postcard image of the Carnegie Public Library in Corsicana, Texas. In the image the large white colored library can be with rounded windows, decorative roof, and white columns on either side of the entrance. In front of the church a small boy is leaning with his bike up against a tree. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Miss Merle Cook.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Apparatus (open access)

Well-Boring Apparatus

Patent for a well-boring apparatus that has a rotary drill pipe.
Date: November 12, 1912
Creator: Norris, Joseph B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting-Machine (open access)

Hoisting-Machine

Patent for a new Hoisting-Machine. The Hoisting Machine has improved arrangement of parts that control the device's braking drum. Improving the Hoisting Machine construction is useful for reducing wear on the machine.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Johnston, Horace
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Removable Mouthpiece for Smoking-Pipes (open access)

Removable Mouthpiece for Smoking-Pipes

Patent for a removable mouthpiece for smoking pipes that is made of rubber and prevents saliva from going into the pipe.
Date: September 3, 1912
Creator: Lindley, Frederick R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Tongs. (open access)

Pipe-Tongs.

Patent for pipe tongs used for rotary well boring machinery. The tongs are designed to be carried with and used by rotary machines.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Johnston, Horace G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reversible Automobile-Lamp (open access)

Reversible Automobile-Lamp

Patent for a reversible automobile taillight that can be changed to four different colors to indicate different things.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: Minhinnett, George F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History