Water-Elevator. (open access)

Water-Elevator.

Patent for a water elevator. The invention produces a means for "high power water elevating" which provides " a steady and voluminous flow of water" (lines 20-22). Illustration included.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Barnett, Grady L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Rail Joint (open access)

Railroad-Rail Joint

Patent for a railroad rail-joint that does not require holes to be drilled in it.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: McAdams, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History