Resource Type

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Manual-Training Apparatus. (open access)

Manual-Training Apparatus.

Patent for a new improvement in a manual training apparatus for teaching swimming without water. The device allows the exerciser to lie face down on the provided mat and turn cranks to simulate swimming motions.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: Hartnett, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drafting Machine (open access)

Drafting Machine

Patent for a machine designed for constructing or drafting geometric figures, including illustrations.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: Kreisle, Edwin Clinton & Hawkins, Lyndsay Dickason
System: The Portal to Texas History