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Apparatus for Separating Liquids.
Patent for dehydrating petroleum oil emulsions through liquid seperation.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
McKibben, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treating Hydrocarbons.
Patent for an improved apparatus for treating hydrocarbons. This apparatus is for treating comparatively heavy petroleum and other hydrocarbon oils and their distillates and derivatives, in order to produce from such heavy oils a large yield of gasoline or other light, easily volatile liquids. This apparatus will be a safe and efficient way to produce large yield of gasoline and light hydrocarbon liquids from heavy oils and will be free from trouble arising from the accumulation of carbon.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin & Averill, Willard C., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for an invention relating to the attachment for internal combustion engines that will provide moisture through the form of liquid or vapors. Other objectives and illustrations of invention are included.
Date:
August 14, 1917
Creator:
Potts, Hugh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Internal Combustion Engines.
Patent for an attachment to internal combustion engines that allows for vaporizing part of the fuel mixture to introduce air and steam that aid combustion efficiency.
Date:
August 16, 1917
Creator:
Lynch, Floyd W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Forming Machine.
Patent for improvement on a bale forming machine that will operate easily, positively, and automatically. This invention described for forming and automatically securing wires around bales of hay and other like materials. It has a special object that is an improved form of clutch for connecting the wire twisters and needles and disconnecting them from a driving means. The clutch will permit the plunger in the bailing chamber to perform a predetermined number of strokes after the completion of the bale to be tied.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Freeman, Lawrence K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bit Brace.
Patent for a bit-brace with a crank arm which can be secured to the bit chuck and which has an adjustable hand, so the chuck may be rotated while the brace remains stationary.
Date:
August 18, 1914
Creator:
Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-tool.
Patent for a device "designed particularly for boring out cylinders of internal combustion engines" (lines 12–13), includes illustrations.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Dedman, Henry W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake for Marine Vessels
Patent for Brake for Marine Vessels
Date:
August 29, 1916
Creator:
Harriss, Wade. H
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Journal-Box.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in car journal boxes, and more particularly to the box in which the journal of the axle of the ordinary railway car has a bearing." (lines 8-12)
Date:
August 29, 1916
Creator:
Law, Charles R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carpenter's Implement.
Patent for a carpenter's implement designed to be easily carried within one's pocket, with illustrations.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Smith, Evander A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Board-Set and Nail-Driver
Patent for a combined board set and nail driver that allows nails to be driven into wall boards without scarring the wood.
Date:
August 15, 1911
Creator:
Vaughan, Alonzo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.
Date:
August 25, 1915
Creator:
Pease, Dave
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley, the child of a former slave.
Date:
August 25, 1915
Creator:
Whitley, S.L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley, the child of a former slave.
Date:
August 30, 1915
Creator:
Whitley, S.L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker.
Patent for an improved cotton picker and cleaner that is cylindrical in design, with a drum that contains rows of spikes or teeth and which rotates by a connecting shaft that can be connected to a motor. Includes illustrations.
Date:
August 13, 1912
Creator:
Ball, William D. & Bradburn, Justin G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cylinder for Cotton-Gins
Patent for a cylinder for cotton gins that can have one disk removed for repair without taking apart the whole cylinder.
Date:
August 13, 1912
Creator:
Fuller, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deep-Well Pump.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Deep-Well Pumps," (lines 5-6), including illustrations. An improvement on the inventor's previous patent (1013579), with the intention of preventing and removing sand accumulation while pumping oil.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Instrument.
Patent for a new and improved dental instrument "designed to be used for removing the enamel around the base of a tooth preparatory to crowning the same and may be also employed for the purpose of removing crowns from teeth" (lines 12-16), including illustrations.
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Hamilton, Arthur L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill.
Patent for an improvement to drills. Side cutters have been added onto the drill head that extend farther from the head than the cutter underneath. This gradually enlarges the bore and allows for lubrication of bearings and water can be used to flush out the bore while digging.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Field service postcard]
A pre-printed field service postcard. The postcard has explicit instructions on how to fill out, saying the postcard will be destroyed if extra information is added, and to include only a date and signature. The handwriting at the bottom of the postcard is signed by John H. Carper and dated August 16, 1918. Carper has crossed out generated sentences, stating he is quite well and has received someone's letter dated July 18, 1918. On the back of the postcard, the addressee is Mrs. John H. Carper at 818 Austin St., Houston, Texas.
Date:
August 16, 1918
Creator:
Carper, John H.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Float-Valve.
Patent for a float valve not using slots and links, including illustrations.
Date:
August 17, 1915
Creator:
Garrott, John Collier
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crib.
Patent for a folding crib which folds compactly for easy storage while keeping the mattress and covers in place, with illustration.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Vidrine, Homer
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 2, 1919
Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 2, 1919
Creator:
Richardson, Clifton F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 9, 1919
Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 9, 1919
Creator:
Richardson, Clifton F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History