Car Fender. (open access)

Car Fender.

Patent for a car fender "adapted to be fitted to an extremity of a street car, and adapted to undergo an automatic swinging motion when an obstacle is encountered, which motion will tend to sweep the obstacle from the track of the car" (lines 10-15). The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Russell, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Involuting Drawing Instrument (open access)

Involuting Drawing Instrument

Patent for drawing instrument intended for drawing involuting curves. Includes illustration and instructions.
Date: August 11, 1914
Creator: McCaskill, Oscar E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo. (open access)

Silo.

Patent for a new silo design made of hollow tiles "to provide dead-air spaces within the tile, for the purpose of preventing the rapid passing of heat or cold through the tile" (lines 13-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1914
Creator: Sellors, Edward M.
System: The Portal to Texas History