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The Kiln Drying of Wood for Airplanes (open access)

The Kiln Drying of Wood for Airplanes

This report is descriptive of various methods used in the kiln drying of woods for airplanes and gives the results of physical tests on different types of woods after being dried by the various kiln-drying methods.
Date: 1919
Creator: Tiemann, Harry D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The War with Germany: A Statistical Summary (open access)

The War with Germany: A Statistical Summary

Book containing statistical figures regarding the United States of America's conflict with Germany during World War I, including statistics for casualties, expenditures, and ordnance. Index starts on page 151.
Date: 1919
Creator: Ayres, Leonard Porter, 1879-1946
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

He can win! : the Federal Board provides training : consult the local Red Cross Home Service Section.

Color poster of a soldier in uniform, sitting at a desk holding a pipe in one hand and a pencil in his other hand. On the desk are drafting tools, an ink pot, and a paper with drawings. A large Red Cross symbol appears in the top right corner of the picture. (There is a large white spot on the soldier's forehead; Library of Congress catalog describes him as "injured".)
Date: 1919~
Creator: Smith, Dan, 1865-1934.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan.

Color painting of two ships and a submarine at sea. One ship flies an American flag. Poster has a white border all around and a gray frame around the illustration.
Date: 1919
Creator: Shafer, L. A. (Leon Alaric), 1866-1940
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Miners' Safety and Health Almanac for 1920 (open access)

Miners' Safety and Health Almanac for 1920

Report presenting the Miner's Safety and Health Almanac, which contains a calendar and information on diseases that may affect miners and their families. Some more common causes of accidents in mines and show how the miner can lessen the risks of their work.
Date: 1919
Creator: Williams, Ralph C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Copper Deposits of Ray and Miami, Arizona (open access)

The Copper Deposits of Ray and Miami, Arizona

This is a report on the copper deposits of Ray and Miami, Arizona.
Date: 1919
Creator: Ransome, Frederick Leslie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Break-Out Pin. (open access)

Break-Out Pin.

Patent for a modified break-out pin on an oil derrick which makes it easier to release a wrench for unscrewing pipes when done, but still holds the wrench in place while in use.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Headrick, James O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters. (open access)

Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters.

Patent for improvements to "a gas control for instantaneous gas water heaters" (lines 9-10), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Hamilton, Paul H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Bed-Rack. (open access)

Automobile Bed-Rack.

Patent for a bed rack (bed roll) located at the rear of a car so that once the car cushions have been placed to form a mattress, the bed roll can be unwound to stretch and cover the cushions providing bedding and covering.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Turner, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for improvements in churns, "specifically a churn disclosed in Patent No. 1268766, L. M. Payne, R. A. Thompson and L. P. Morris, June 4, 1918."
Date: March 9, 1919
Creator: Wilson, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Core-Barrel. (open access)

Core-Barrel.

Patent for a core barrel for use in rotary drilling of oil or water wells, that will allow for easy extraction of the upwardly extending column of material.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A. & Childs, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cash-Registers. (open access)

Attachment for Cash-Registers.

Patent for an attachment for cash registers which makes it impossible to remove paper to wrap a customer's purchase before the cash register has been opened, for the purpose of reducing "losses due to forgetfulness or dishonesty of clerks making sales" (lines 9-11), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: White, Robert N., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cranking Device (open access)

Cranking Device

Patent for cranking device to start internal combustion engines and designed specifically for automobiles.
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Harris, Irvin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cross-Roller Bit. (open access)

Cross-Roller Bit.

Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in cross-roller bits. Invention relates to "improvements in rotary boring drills for use in drilling wells for water, oil or gas and has particular reference to drills of the so called cross roller type for use in hard formation."
Date: November 4, 1919
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Continuous Hydraulic Oil Press (open access)

Automatic Continuous Hydraulic Oil Press

Patent for an automatic continuous hydraulic oil press designed to more efficiently extract oil from a variety of crops and seeds.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Helm, C. D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Windlass (open access)

Automobile-Windlass

Patent for an improvement to automobile windlasses. The improvement allows automobile to be removed from any road obstruction easily and quickly.
Date: November 11, 1919
Creator: Davis, Marion A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating Liquids in Emulsion. (open access)

Apparatus for Separating Liquids in Emulsion.

Patent for improved apparatus for separating liquids in emulsion (relates to improved apparatus for separating one liquid from another) when found in emulsion and has especial reference to means for rapidly and effectually dehydrating petroleum oil emulsion.
Date: May 27, 1919
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet Die-Stock (open access)

Ratchet Die-Stock

Patent for improvement on the usage of die-stocks which are used to cut and thread metal objects such as pipes.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Hestand, Rue S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet-Harvester. (open access)

Beet-Harvester.

Patent for a beet-harvester that pulls the beets from the ground and severs the tops from the bodies of the beets.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Faucher, George E
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
AIR REGULATING ATTACHMENT (open access)

AIR REGULATING ATTACHMENT

Patent for an Air Regulating Attachment. This new invention for an air regulating attachment builds upon previous advancements to create an inexpensive air regulating attachment system, which will in turn be used to regulate engine carburetors (Oscar Kiessing).
Date: April 21, 1919
Creator: Kiessig, Oscar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Automobile Headlights (open access)

Attachment for Automobile Headlights

Patent for an automobile headlight attachment capable of horizontal rotation.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Tripp, J. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil. (open access)

Cooking Utensil.

Patent for cooking utensil designed for roasting coffee, popping corn, roasting meat, and other food by hand over a fire or flame by rotating. The device is made of metal and mesh, turns by cranking, and the length of the shaft is adjustable for stability.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Bogue, Robert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weeding Device (open access)

Weeding Device

Patent for improving "the construction and increase the efficiency and utility" of "horse or motor drawn weeding devices." (Lines 8-11)
Date: May 31, 1919
Creator: Zetzman, William of Post, Texas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Patent for improving acetylene gas generators.
Date: April 1, 1919
Creator: Muse, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History