Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for a crude oil burner for kitchen use such as cooking. Illustrations included.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Brennan, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Hunter, Arthur G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Starting and Stopping Device for Gas and other Engines. (open access)

Starting and Stopping Device for Gas and other Engines.

Patent for an improved starting and stopping mechanism for gas or other engines.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Ellis, Thomas William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Firearm. (open access)

Firearm.

Patent for firearm with improvements to the cartridge carries or lifter and safety device for locking the trigger, including illustrations.
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: McLean, Grover C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facing-Blocks (open access)

Facing-Blocks

Patent for facing blocks used as a veneer or facing with wood or metal framework. In using "uncemented tongue and groove" joints, the facing blocks allows for adjustment due to settling of the frame and features durable and efficient construction.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Neimeyer, Frederich George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester. (open access)

Cotton-Harvester.

Patent for an improved cotton harvester that is lighter and cheaper to manufacture and "is capable of operating upon two rows of standing cotton and the same time, and to economically harvest the cotton and deliver the same into a suitable receptacle" (lines 16-20), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Upshaw, Lucius L.
System: The Portal to Texas History