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Automatic Engine-Starter. (open access)

Automatic Engine-Starter.

Patent for "new and useful Automatic Engine-Starter, of which the following is a specification. The present invention appertains to engine starters, and aims to provide a novel and improved automatic spring-actuated starter for internal combustion engines" (lines 5-11).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Beck, John Wesley & Gaines, Nolan T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter (open access)

Carbureter

Patent for a "carbureter adapted for use in connection with internal combustion engines, and being of novel construction whereby the air is drawn through the gasolene or liquid fuel to vaporize the fuel and thereby provide a thorough and proper mixture of the air and fuel" (lines 10-16), including illustrations.
Date: October 19, 1915
Creator: Nichols, Theodore J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weighing Device. (open access)

Weighing Device.

Patent for a weighing device. This device should be an improvement over other methods. The device weighs various articles and automatically sums the total weight of the various articles.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Neeley, Samuel T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Luggage-Carrier. (open access)

Luggage-Carrier.

Patent for improving automobile luggage carriers by attaching a device to the vehicle's running board, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Reed, Allen T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Fitting Stool. (open access)

Shoe-Fitting Stool.

Patent for new and useful improvements in a shoe fitting stool which "comprises a simple and efficient means of this nature so arranged that the measurements of the foot of a person may be quickly and readily determined." (lines 15-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 11, 1915
Creator: Reed, Allen Trousdale
System: The Portal to Texas History