Resource Type

Transmission Gear Shifting Device. (open access)

Transmission Gear Shifting Device.

Patent for a new transmission gear shifting device will "provide means for shifting the transmission parts of an automobile or other motor driven vehicle, without employing the usual hand levers and appliances, and to do so by means of electrically controlled operating mechanisms in combination with certain component parts." (Lines 12-18) including illustrations.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: De Witt, G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garden-Hose Holder (open access)

Garden-Hose Holder

Patent for a garden hose holder that "will support the nozzle or discharge end of a garden hose" at adjustable heights and directions. The patent allows for the "stream of water [to be] directed from the hose in any desired direction and at any angle relative to the ground."
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Leslie, Lee B. & Feuerbacher, Max E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Pickers. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton Pickers.

Patent for improvements in cotton pickers which require less labor than manual efforts.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Scheble, Eugene S.
System: The Portal to Texas History