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Air-Brake, Lighting, and Signaling System for Railway-Trains
Patent for an electrical system which provides air brake, lighting, and signaling mechanisms for trains. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Lock for Mines and Tunnels
Patent for an air lock to remove water, polluted air, and heat from mines and tunnels and force in fresh air. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 8, 1908
Creator:
Durack, Partick H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Annuciator
Patent for an annunciator. "This invention is designed for use in connection with a complete traction system" (lines 13-14). The design drives instruments via a train air system so that air pressure is constantly maintained. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Door Stop
Patent for a door stop that is cheap to produce and holds doors firmly.
Date:
November 3, 1908
Creator:
Hill, Ulysses H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Multiple Fuse Block
Patent for an automatic multiple fuse block. This invention is "provided a normally inactive shunt circuit through which, when a fuse is blown, the current is diverted to an electro-mechanical means which, when the rush of current causing the fuse to blow" (16-21). Illustration included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Truck.
Patent for a car truck for use on trains, which can withstand heavy loads and high speeds.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Wheel
Patent for a car wheel made to ease turning on rounding corners and to prevent slipping due to differences in wheel sizes.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Las Cruces Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1908
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Track-Brake.
Patent for an electric train brake, which allows trains to not slow down on curves without derailing and allows faster emergency braking.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrically Operated Air Brake System
Patent for an electrically operated air brake system.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for a fence post, which can be used for wire or picket fences and has a sturdy anchor for the post.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Titsworth, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Cleaning Machine
Patent for a machine intended to remove the pulp from the fiber of tropical plants. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Vaughan, Henry Latrobe
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hook.
Patent for a hook that folds up for use in small spaces on garments.
Date:
June 9, 1908
Creator:
Havens, Berthal Dale-Owen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus.
Patent for a coin operated drink machine, which dispenses a set amount of liquid into a cup when a coin is inserted.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Dispensing Apparatus
Patent for liquid dispensing apparatus. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 10, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George Edwin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Converting Reciprocatory Motion into Rotary Motion
Patent for a means for converting reciprocatory motion into rotary motion, or vice-versa. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Ventilating and Expelling Water from Mines.
Patent for a ventilation and water pumping system for mines, which pumps out water underground, removes foul air and gases, and keeps the mine supplied with fresh air through pressurizing the air in the mine.
Date:
July 21, 1908
Creator:
Durack, Patrick H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96 #1]
Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96 #2]
Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96 #3]
Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut-lock for car wheels, which holds the wheel securely together.
Date:
February 18, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Page 30 of Byrd Williams Jr. album, 1907-1920]
Scrapbook page featuring 4 photos of railroads with a bridge over them, the original El Paso Country Club, adobe shacks, and a freshley paved road.
Date:
1908/1916
Creator:
Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
El Paso 1908 - Index
Index to Sanborn maps of El Paso in El Paso County, Texas, listing street names and maps on which they appear.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso 1908 - Key
Sanborn map key for El Paso in El Paso County, Texas, showing the areas covered by numbered map sheets that contain more precise details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History