Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for a furnace used in steel making operations to "enable...uniform heating and the dissipation of the black spots" created on some heated materials during the heating process by means of a "lifting means or moveable hearth."
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Moore, Ralph S
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garden Implement (open access)

Garden Implement

Patent for new garden implement that is "a combination of a rake and scraper and which may also be used in the capacity of hoe or allied implement." (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Bozarth, John Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threshold (open access)

Threshold

Patent for an improved threshold to fit the bottom of a door more properly to "prevent the entrance of dust, wind, and rain" (lines 16-17).
Date: May 11, 1915
Creator: Krause, Ernest
System: The Portal to Texas History