Well Pump (open access)

Well Pump

Patent for a well pump. "This invention relates to well-pumps of that character wherein a piston is operatively arranged within an outflow-pipe and having an automatically - closed bottom check - valve opened by the suction produced" (line 8-13). Illustration included.
Date: March 5, 1907
Creator: Medlock, Augustus L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill Wheel (open access)

Windmill Wheel

Patent for improvements made to windmill wheels. Improvements include windmill wheel blades that can easily be taken off or fixed onto the wheel hub, improvements in construction for easy assembly and disassembly, and construction from economic materials.
Date: March 3, 1914
Creator: Mason, Charles O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel (open access)

Spring-Wheel

Patent for spring wheels for use on motor vehicles, such as automobiles and motorcycles. Producing a wheel that will absorb the shock or jar incident to its passage over rough or uneven roadways.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Short, Jefferson D.
System: The Portal to Texas History