Motor-Vehicle. (open access)

Motor-Vehicle.

Patent for "improving the construction of motor vehicles, especially the running gear...and to provide a strong and durable construction adapted to afford a sufficient support for the motor and driving gears at a point beneath the body of the vehicle and between the front and rear axles where a load can be carried to greatest advantage" (lines 11-19).
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Lloyd, William Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grate For Boiler Furnaces, &c (open access)

Grate For Boiler Furnaces, &c

Patent for a grate for boiler furnaces. This invention can be used for steam-boiler furnaces, stoves, or any device to "produce a higher degree of heat than is obtained by the usual grates" (line 11-12). Illustration included.
Date: February 26, 1907
Creator: Spiller, Philip S. & Brenizer, Nelson, O.
System: The Portal to Texas History