Burial-Casket (open access)

Burial-Casket

This patent is for a burial casket. One of the aims of this casket is to obviate the necessity of using metallic securing devices which now commonly corrode or deteriorate from moisture and expose the body of the corpse to moisture in the ground as well as to parasites and burrowing animals.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: McKinney, Jacob D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Rail (open access)

Railroad-Rail

Patent for railroad rail that does not need to joined with a bolt and can be locked in place to prevent spreading.
Date: October 22, 1918
Creator: Huffman, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History