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Combination Steeper and Dripper. (open access)

Combination Steeper and Dripper.

Patent for improvements of steeper and drippers combinations, specifically for tea or coffee, where a container the same depth of the pot will be provided in order to steep grounds easily and quicker.
Date: May 17, 1920
Creator: Nicholls, George Habberton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Cleaning Mechanism for Tractor-Wheels. (open access)

Mud-Cleaning Mechanism for Tractor-Wheels.

Patent for mud cleaning mechanism for tractor wheels. The mechanism's objective is to automatically clean from and between the cleats and the ground, and along the rims of tractor wheels while the wheels are in motion. Additional advantages noted are that this mechanism is easily assembled and disassembled, durable and compact, and applicable with multiple styes of tractors.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Williams, Hartwell L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling-Machine (open access)

Rotary Drilling-Machine

Patent for rotary well drilling platform improvements. The improvements are to control how the turntable moves without having to change the structure of the platform or having a second person watching while drilling.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Templet. (open access)

Templet.

Patent for templets or steel models used in building ships. The steel can be easily shaped into parts.
Date: May 31, 1921
Creator: Nies, Gershom John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Series of Barrels]

Photograph of a line of barrels on a railway platform outside of a building. There are six barrels, four made of wood and two of metal. Text in the lower-right corner of the photograph reads, "Plate No. 7570, 5-1-27." An accompanying card (which has the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph as "Original type asphalt product packages" and the same text is handwritten on the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History