Screw-Point for Well-Tubings. (open access)

Screw-Point for Well-Tubings.

Patent for "a drill point for well tubing comprising a stock having a tapering point at one end and a coupling projection at its opposite end, said stock comprising a body having stepped portions of gradually increasing diameters upwardly, and a spiral cutting blade encircling said stepped portions,..." (lines 32-38).
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Wallace, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cable Splicing Joint (open access)

Cable Splicing Joint

Patent for a case that encapsulates the joined ends of cables to protect them from moisture.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Bostick, Deane E.
System: The Portal to Texas History