Mechanical Motor. (open access)

Mechanical Motor.

Patent for an improved and efficient "in motors adapted especially for domestic use, its object being to provide a cheap, compact, durable, and efficient automatic motive mechanism which may be utilized for drivers various household apparatus" including instructions and illustration.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Miller, Noah J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facing-Blocks (open access)

Facing-Blocks

Patent for facing blocks used as a veneer or facing with wood or metal framework. In using "uncemented tongue and groove" joints, the facing blocks allows for adjustment due to settling of the frame and features durable and efficient construction.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Neimeyer, Frederich George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator. (open access)

Fumigator.

Patent for a fumigator for driving out flies or mosquitoes from rooms with kerosene gas.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Hauck, Jacob
System: The Portal to Texas History