Air-Craft Propeller (open access)

Air-Craft Propeller

Patent for an air craft propeller that reduces air resistance.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Koiw, Julius
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm (open access)

Burglar-Alarm

Patent for a burglar alarm that can be attached to a car door. Illustrations included.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Halstead, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn and Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn and Cotton Planter

Patent for a corn and cotton planter that plants seeds in hills of equal distance from one another.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Roy, Henry F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrant (open access)

Hydrant

Patent for a hydrant. Illustrations included.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Smith, Ollie F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Sink (open access)

Kitchen-Sink

Patent for a kitchen sink. Illustrations included.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Ogle, Thomas Scott & Polansky, Robert F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oven (open access)

Oven

Patent for an oven that cooks evenly and at a higher heat than other ovens with the same amount of fuel.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Seale, Jefferson W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Binder (open access)

Paper-Binder

Patent for a binder for papers, bills, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Byron, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Guide (open access)

Paper-Guide

Patent for a paper guide for paper and carbon paper for typewriters.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Davis, Alice Urilla
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process For Treating Crude Oil (open access)

Process For Treating Crude Oil

Patent for a process to treat crude oil.
Date: March 8, 1912
Creator: Barnickel, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Reconnaissance Report on the Geology of the Oil and Gas Fields of Wichita and Clay Counties, Texas (open access)

A Reconnaissance Report on the Geology of the Oil and Gas Fields of Wichita and Clay Counties, Texas

Report published in a scientific bulletin, describing the geology of the oil and gas fields that reside within Wichita and Clay counties in Texas. Index starts on page 292.
Date: September 8, 1912
Creator: Udden, Johan August, 1859-1932
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent is for a rotary engine. The design of this rotary engine includes an inlet and exhaust that also prevents internal leakage of working fluid under pressure.
Date: May 8, 1912
Creator: Bennison, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shade-Roller Bracket (open access)

Shade-Roller Bracket

Patent for brackets for adjustable window shades without using screws or nails.
Date: June 8, 1912
Creator: Tune, Brooks H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History