Automobile-Signal. (open access)

Automobile-Signal.

Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
Date: November 15, 1921
Creator: Squier, William Ernest
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey, Wichita County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey, Wichita County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, irrigation, and alkali of Wichita County, Texas.
Date: 1929
Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Strike, W. W. (Wendell William); Geib, H. V. (Horace Valentine) & Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Wichita County, Texas

Map displays soil types along with ranches, experiment sub-stations, fair grounds, towns, schools, churches, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: 1929
Creator: United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calk Attachment For Horseshoes (open access)

Calk Attachment For Horseshoes

Patent for new and useful improvements in calk attachments for horseshoes. The objective is to provide detachable means applicable to the conventional types of shoe without any modifications.
Date: March 29, 1921
Creator: Douglas, John Davies
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beaver Creek Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680
Date: 1920
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter (open access)

Carbureter

Patent for a carburetor. This carburetor is designed to be used with crude oil, and to be easily constructed and operated.
Date: September 6, 1921
Creator: Walker, Sanders
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Binding Attachment for Baling-Presses. (open access)

Binding Attachment for Baling-Presses.

Patent for bale binding devices that takes wire from spools and binds each bale and then twists the ends of the bale so they hold their shape.
Date: August 3, 1920
Creator: Leavitt, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring and Threading Tool. (open access)

Boring and Threading Tool.

Patent for an inexpensive, efficient boring and threading tool that "will enable a smooth and even surface to be produced with a minimum of skill on the part of the operator" (lines 18-21).
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Wells, Daniel Doolittle
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Pulling Apparatus. (open access)

Casing-Pulling Apparatus.

Patent for an apparatus to more easily and more economically remove well-casings from the ground when an oil well is no longer in use.
Date: November 29, 1921
Creator: Wilson, John Hart
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Structure (open access)

Valve Structure

Patent for valve improvements in controlling the flow of fluids under high pressure.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Anderson, Jalmer
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baby Net Frame. (open access)

Baby Net Frame.

Patent for a frame that can support a baby net and can be collapsed for easy storage. The frame also features components that prevent collapse and provide stability when in use.
Date: June 6, 1922
Creator: Akers, Blessie E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flour-Milling Machinery. (open access)

Flour-Milling Machinery.

Patent for flour milling machinery with reduced costs of equipment and operation, less required space, and improved quality and quantity of flour.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Smith, George T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs. (open access)

Pipe Tongs.

Patent for pipe tongs for drilling wells using rotary systems. The tongs are designed to be securely held against the drill stem using a lever, making them simple and economical to manufacture.
Date: June 28, 1921
Creator: Hill, Richard D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench. (open access)

Well-Drill Wrench.

Patent for a well drill wrench that improves upon William Ellinger's patent 1,327,379, issued January 6, 1920. This improvement eliminates friction between the rotatable and stationary parts of the wrench and ensures that the rotatable part is fully supported during its entire rotation, "as when screwing or unscrewing the drill bit" (lines 109-110).
Date: November 15, 1921
Creator: Ellinger, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Plunger (open access)

Pump-Plunger

Patent for a pump-plunger, concentrating on advancements in the design, particularly catering to deep well operations and environments with challenging conditions, such as oil and water wells where fluids are mixed with sand, sediment, or debris.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Miller, Frank J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Motor. (open access)

Water-Motor.

Patent for a more powerful and efficient water motor which is durable and comparatively affordable to manufacture.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Brady, Enoch J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator (open access)

Refrigerator

Patent for a refrigerator made of wood with an inner shell of reinforced concrete and vacuum chamber or metal jacket. "The inner concrete shell is divided into four separate chambers, the former containing ice and the other three being adapted to contain food." (lines 61-64)
Date: April 11, 1922
Creator: Knutson, William K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench. (open access)

Well-Drill Wrench.

Patent for a well drill wrench that is easily adjustable for different sized drill chucks. Its designs makes rotating the wrench smoother and less likely to slip off of drill chucks.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Ellinger, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Friction Transmission Mechanism. (open access)

Friction Transmission Mechanism.

Patent for improvements toward friction transmission mechanisms. It would eliminate the use of some gears.
Date: March 28, 1921
Creator: McDermott, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Counter. (open access)

Counter.

Patent for improvements to store counters that can be easily constructed in whatever form fits the user.
Date: July 18, 1922
Creator: Jones, Laurence E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Measuring Device (open access)

Liquid-Measuring Device

Patent for a device that determines the amount of liquid (particularly gasoline and oil) that flows from its glass container with the end of facilitating the exchange of goods, including illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Meredith, John Dewitt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark Plug. (open access)

Spark Plug.

Patent for a spark plug with the capacity to afford an intense spark, prevent leakage of current, and to preclude fouling of the plug in carbon.
Date: October 24, 1922
Creator: Bronson, Fred L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Locomotive-Valve-Seating Machine. (open access)

Portable Locomotive-Valve-Seating Machine.

Patent for improvements to valve-seating machines that allows for them to be constructed simply.
Date: July 19, 1921
Creator: Mooney, James J. & Bennet, Richard E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threading Apparatus For Pipes. (open access)

Threading Apparatus For Pipes.

Patent for improvements of the threading apparatus for pipes through a simple attachment to automobiles wheels. Illustrated figures with descriptions are presented to easily show the ways in which the device attaches and is used.
Date: December 28, 1920
Creator: Adkins, Otto O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History