Water-Closet Attachment. (open access)

Water-Closet Attachment.

Patent for an attachment for water closets in outhouses without running water that blocks odors from escaping the pit by closing off the pit when not in use and automatically opens by a pressure bar behind the seat when the water closet is in use.
Date: June 4, 1907
Creator: Bradford, McDuffee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine (open access)

Steam-Engine

Patent for an improved steam engine for train engines.
Date: June 4, 1912
Creator: Sanders, William Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History