Weatherford Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1919
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Patent for improving acetylene gas generators.
Date: April 1, 1919
Creator: Muse, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils (open access)

Process for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils

Patent for a process for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils that converts these fluids into more buoyant products with lower specific gravities and boiling points. This process seeks to meet demand for engine fuels, gasoline, and oils, and augment the diminishing supply of these natural products.
Date: November 4, 1919
Creator: Adams, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering-Gear. (open access)

Steering-Gear.

Patent for a new and improved steering-gear. A simplistic and inexpensive design that will prevent the transfer of shocks to the steering wheel when traveling in a straight line.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Scheble, Eugene Stiles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoeing And Chopping Apparatus. (open access)

Hoeing And Chopping Apparatus.

Patent for an improvement to hoeing and chopping apparatus by a supporting frame that operates transversely and vertically at the same time.
Date: April 8, 1919
Creator: Blankenstein, Richard J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History