Resource Type

Vehicle-Step. (open access)

Vehicle-Step.

Patent for a unit which covers the hub of a wheel to provide protection against people "stepping on or 'riding' the hub." (Line 15).
Date: August 10, 1915
Creator: Butcher, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator-Door Sill. (open access)

Elevator-Door Sill.

Patent for an elevator sill that bridges the gap between the floor and the bottom of the elevator when the elevator doors are open.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Doren, Lewis W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crimping-Machine (open access)

Crimping-Machine

Patent for "a machine that crimps the edges of lids for lard pails and the like." (lines 8-11) including illustrations.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome Nichols
System: The Portal to Texas History