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Adjustable Window-Shade
Patent for an adjustable window-shade that is more useful and can be "raised and lowered in its entirety" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustration.
Date:
December 5, 1916
Creator:
Hayes, George Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drop-Pilot or Cow-Catcher.
Patent for an improvement in drop-pilots or cow-catchers for street or steam-railways to allow the cow-catcher to stay higher above the track and be dropped in an emergency to catch large objects and prevent them from being trapped under the wheels. The improvement also contains a device for raising and lowering the cow-catcher, a mechanism for operating the brakes and whistle interdependently, and a single lever for the operator to use to control the various mechanisms.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Maxfield, Nelson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swing.
Patent for a swing, particularly for children, that provides a foot rest that rises from the floor when a person sits down and includes a back that can be reclined. The particular design is also cheaper and easier to build.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Shaw, John Copeland Miller
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill
Patent for well drill that enables its upper end to be struck without disengaging the cable with an objective to provide simple, inexpensive, and convenient use.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Walker, Merit Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History