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Sight Feed Measuring Device
Patent for a "sight-feed" (line 10), a measuring device that lets the user see how much gasoline is still available in the container. Specifically adaptable to commerical fuel pumps.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Terry, Graydon M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for improvements to resilient wheels with shock-absorbing elements in the hub.
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Robertson, Walter E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slime Pulp Thickener.
Patent for a "device for thickening slime or pulp, and particularly pertains to a structure similar to that disclosed in my co-pending application entitled "Slime pulp thickener," serial number 173,785, filed June 9, 1917, and of which the present application is a division" (lines 8-14). Additionally, described as a device that automatically releases thickened pulp when proper density is achieved.
Date:
October 5, 1918
Creator:
Allen, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for "resilient wheels for use in carrying heavy loads across soft, sandy, or rough ground, being primarily intended for use upon farming machinery, trucks, gun carriages, and the like. One of the primary objects of the invention resides in providing a resilient wheel having a flexible yielding rim of relatively great width so constructed that it may flatten to a certain extent under a load to provide a large ground engaging surface so that a firm grip upon the road bed may be obtained and a large bearing surface to support the load provided" (lines 9-24) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Bauer, Frederick H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for a wheel made of metal that is secured to the rim without slipping or creeping, including illustrations
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Bonelli, Liborio C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for improvements in resilient wheels. "This invention relates to a new and useful resilient vehicle wheel embodying flat arcuate springs by means of which the tread or shoe of the wheel is resiliently mounted with relation to the hub."(lines 8-12)
Date:
January 15, 1918
Creator:
Roberts, Samuel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ring for Disseminating Perfumes, &c.
Patent for "an improved device for disseminating chemicals, perfumes and the like ... in the nature of a ring which may be worn on either finger, toe, arm, or any part of the body and which constitutes a container for the material to be disseminated." (p.1 lines 9-15). The "outlet ... openings [of the ring] ... are normally obstructed to some extent by contact with the member on which it is worn so that the escape of the material contained will be slow and gradual." (p.1 lines 18-23)
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Griffin, William H. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roof Structure.
Patent for an improved roof structure that has "movable panels in the roof and side walls... to permit of manual adjustment to regulate the temperature, light, and moisture" (lines 10-14). This patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 29, 1918
Creator:
Simon, Jacob P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ring-Mandrel
Patent for "new and useful improvements in ring mandrels, for use in shaping up and rounding and dressing bands of different diameters &c., &c." lines 15-18
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Hinson, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephonometer
Patent for measuring and recording the length of time when a telephone has been in use. It is simple and inexpensive.
Date:
October 15, 1918
Creator:
Gray, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Packing for Pistons.
Patent for metallic packing for pistons, which is composed of three concentric rings and is designed for internal combustion engines. The middle ring is designed to act as a channel for oil or other lubricants.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Williams, Nolan S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heat-Producing Process.
Patent for Improvements in Heat-Producing Processes by way of "process of producing heat and conserving heat..." for use in various types of furnaces (lines 9-10).
Date:
October 15, 1918
Creator:
Bone, David R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Head for Hammers and Other Tools.
Patent for heads for hammers, hatchets, axes, and other similar tools that prevents the handles from becoming loose in the heads, and that can also tighten the handles in the heads. Includes illustration.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Mosley, Noah S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Clamp
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Clamps" (lines 5-6). "It is the object of this invention to provide a clamp which is provided with yieldable slips, which securely clamp the hose to prevent the separation of the hose from the nipple..." (lines 30-34).
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Bennett, Clarence D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Extracting Machine.
Patent for an apparatus that improved the cleaning process for machine-processed boll cotton. The invention made it possible to extract more lint cotton from closed bolls which were typically unharvestable by traditional machine-based cotton gins. The machine also improved success in late fall or winter cotton harvesting by allowing bolls containing hard-to-reach cotton to be processed.
Date:
September 4, 1918
Creator:
Blackmon, Enoch J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism.
Patent for a "hand and footlifting mechanism capable of independent operation whereby either the hand or the foot operations may be performed, and the tools or hoes either lifted without disturbing their fixed adjustment or their elevation adjusted as desired," (lines 14-20) including illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
East, Arthur R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1918-19 Students, Texas Lutheran College]
Photograph of several unidentified students of the Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, arranged in four rows. Female students occupy the middle two rows and male students occupy the upper and lower rows. They pose together in front of a painted backdrop on a decorative rug.
Date:
1918/1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Library and Typing Rooms, Texas Lutheran College]
Three photographs of the old Main Building's library and typing rooms at the Texas Lutheran College, marked (9), (10), and (11). Pictures (9) and (11) (left, right) depict stacks of books along bookshelves within the building's library; picture (10) (center) depicts typewriters on desks huddled in the corner of a typing classroom.
Date:
1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dining Hall, Texas Lutheran College]
Photograph of the dining hall in the old Main Building of the Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. Two rows of long tables with white tablecloths are furnished with pitchers, salt and pepper shakers, tea cups, spoons, glasses, plates, and napkins, each enjoined with several wooden chairs. Sunlight streams in through several windows along the walls.
Date:
1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Home Economics Classrooms, Texas Lutheran College]
Four photographs of home economics classrooms within the old Main Building of the Texas Lutheran College, marked (13a), (13b), (13c), and (13d). The photographs included are: (13a) home instruments on desks and and wooden stools; (13b) home instruments on desks with cabinets and stoves along the back wall; (13c) tables and sewing machines with a mannequin at right; (14d) a dining table with a white table cloth, wooden tables, and plates, bowls, and utensils.
Date:
1918~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cadet at Texas Lutheran]
Photograph of a cadet standing in front of the old Main Building at the Texas Lutheran College. He wears a cap, a coat, and long boots.
Date:
1918/1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[End of World War I Celebration, Seguin]
Photograph of a celebration for the end of World War I in front of the Seguin Opera House in downtown Seguin. Depicted is a sign with a large flag on a wooden stump reading "Kaiser Wilhelm / Born in Germany / Died Nov 11 1918 / By order of the allies". A note on the back of the photograph tells that en effigy of the Kaiser was hung earlier.
Date:
November 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Basketball Court in a Field]
Photograph of a basketball court outside a field of crops near Seguin. Cars are parked along the side of the court, and spectators are lined up around the court's edge. Two baskets are on each side, with court lines crudely drawn in the dirt. Players in uniforms walk around the court.
Date:
1918~/1919~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dispensing Apparatus
Patent for an improvement in Dispensing Apparatus adapted to dispense the material and at all times excluding moisture and air from the receptacle.
Date:
October 28, 1918
Creator:
Llewellyn, John Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History