Boring-Machine. (open access)

Boring-Machine.

Patent for Boring-Machine. Particularly a boring-machine for boring brush blanks, and can bore all of the necessary openings, both straight and at an angle, at a single operation.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Miller, Emma T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap. (open access)

Insect-Trap.

Patent for a new and improved insect trap with a flanged pan, the mouth of which has an inclined surface. The insect trap is designed to be arranged directly over a burrow of ants, so that ants are directed to a bait pan.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Mosby, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Water-Heater. (open access)

Electric Water-Heater.

Patent for a new electric water heater that forces water to travel around heated wires in tubes, including illustrations.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Valdes, Salvador M.
System: The Portal to Texas History