Line-Type-Casting Machine (open access)

Line-Type-Casting Machine

Patent for a line type casting machine that focuses on improvements to the pot charging device and uses a type of float mechanism (as opposed to a thermostat) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Wilmans, Lloyd I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Removing Surface Finish (open access)

Process of Removing Surface Finish

Patent for the process of removing paint, enamel, varnish, and lacquer from the surfaces of coated materials.
Date: October 5, 1920
Creator: Cleveland, David P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stake Support and Brace. (open access)

Stake Support and Brace.

Patent for improvements in regarding "stake supports and braces for vehicle bodies" (lines 10-11) including an illustration. These improvements are specific to creating a combined "brace and supporting member" (line 41) to increase structural integrity.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Robinson, Robert F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker. (open access)

Nutcracker.

Patent for nutcracker using lever-activation to increase the leverage while nut cracking, including instructions and illustrations
Date: December 5, 1922
Creator: Pitman, Henry M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means For Protecting Vaults. (open access)

Means For Protecting Vaults.

Patent for protecting bank vaults by using metal shells (that are adapted to receive frangible gas containers containing asphyxiating or other disabling gas) as inner linings inside and next to the brick wall of the vault. The metal shells containing the gas containers will break upon contact when a person or persons are trying to breach the outer (brick wall) to gain access to the bank vault.
Date: April 5, 1921
Creator: Bumpass, Leonard E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paving Apparatus. (open access)

Paving Apparatus.

Patent for "a device or apparatus for transmitting the vibrations of a vibrating machine...for the purpose of solidifying the paving by driving out air and water and surplus moisture" (lines 12-18), including illustration.
Date: July 5, 1921
Creator: Stubbs, Robert C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Chair and Table. (open access)

Combined Chair and Table.

Patent for a piece of furniture that can operate as either a table or a chair.
Date: February 5, 1918
Creator: Macon, Alexander W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History