Clothes Pounder (open access)

Clothes Pounder

Patent for a clothes pounder. Illustration included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Turner, James S. & Campbell, John Luther
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Hammer. (open access)

Piano-Hammer.

Patent for a piano hammer, which has a strip of striking material that can be moved over to a new section when one section wears out, to increase the life of the hammer.
Date: May 24, 1910
Creator: Young, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigating Apparatus. (open access)

Fumigating Apparatus.

Patent for a fumigating device that is designed to kill rodents using sulfur dioxid. The device is designed so that the sulfur dioxid can be aimed by the user.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Hawkins, Fletcher M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Body. (open access)

Vehicle-Body.

Patent for a vehicle body that the side and end panels of the body will be effectively braced in applied position, including illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Traylor, Ezra, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Riveting-Machine. (open access)

Riveting-Machine.

Patent for improvements on a riveting machine that includes a moveable anvil and a clenching hammer and also increases strength, durability, and efficiency of the machine.
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Norris, Henry O.
System: The Portal to Texas History