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[Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to her parents, August 24, 1927]
Letter from Edith Wilson Sutherlin to John and Sophia Wilson, on August 24, 1927. She writes about her daughters, one of whom is entering college soon, and a boy who helps her husband at his shop.
Date:
August 24, 1927
Creator:
Sutherlin, Edith Hallie Wilson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kansas City Southern Railway Yardmaster's Office]
Photograph of an exterior view of the Kansas City Southern Railway Yardmaster's office building. One man is standing on the porch of the building, and two men are walking by it. A car is partially visible on the left side of the photograph.
Date:
August 2, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Safety Target.
Patent for a target device for pistols and rifles which allows for the motion of the target being hit to move another target into view.
Date:
August 3, 1920
Creator:
Briggs, George F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cuff-Link.
Patent for new and useful improvements in cuff links that do not separate from sleeves and help with any decoration.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Hall, James L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train-Line Valve.
Patent for "a cut out cock for pneumatic air brake systems." This invention allows the brake lines to be bled so that all brakes may be applied simultaneously.
Date:
August 30, 1921
Creator:
Weaver, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Heating Oil-Retorts and Apparatus Therefor.
Patent for "a method of securing even heating of oil retorts and the like throughout their length" and "a new apparatus, particularly intended for the heating and cracking of oils to convert the same into pyrolytic products". The invention may be used for any oil converting retort, but the patent description relates to the production of gasoline.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shutter for Motion-Picture Machines.
Patent for a shutter for motion picture cameras to eliminate flickering. Produced by stamping the device from sheet metal.
Date:
August 22, 1922
Creator:
Patureau, Arthur M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game.
Patent for a "a game of skill, rather than a game of chance" (lines 11-12), albeit with elements of a game of chance, in the style of a carnival game. The game consists of a motorized, revolving model airplane and a circular arrangement of nets (one for each player); the airplane drops candy into the winning player's net.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Auffurth, Erwin, Jr. & Hjerpe, Erick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trailer.
Patent for trailers for attachment to trucks that is strong and compact and will not be distorted by the turning of the trailer relative to the truck.
Date:
August 31, 1920
Creator:
Feigelson, Alexander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Price-Tag Holder.
Patent for "an improvement in price tag holders" (lines 9-10) such that the price tag holder is connected to a garment hanger, including one illustration.
Date:
August 30, 1921
Creator:
Newton, Andre Hutt
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool Joint.
Patent for a screw-threaded tool joint used for drill pipes on rotary drilling rigs.
Date:
August 10, 1920
Creator:
Lyle, Henry Claude
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Coupling.
Patent for pipe coupling in which the ends of pipes have interlocking attachments which can be both dissembled and reinforced for protection against accidental disengagement.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
McCullar, Willie A. & Ayraud, Jules J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dynamo Electric Machine
Patent for Improvement of Dynamo-Electric Machines. The improvement turns electric energy into mechanical entry.
Date:
August 10, 1920
Creator:
Reynolds, William T. & Reynolds, Bruce A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History