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King Filling Station, Abilene, Texas: Elevation, Wall, Window, & Door Details

Description: Elevation, wall, window, & door details for a filling station commissioned by Harry Tom King in Abilene, Texas. Sections include typical side elevation, front elevation, rear elevation, detail of flower box, typical wall section, 3" detail of d.h. window, 1 1/2" detail of door frame, elevation of toilet stall partition.
Date: September 1, 1922
Creator: Castle, David
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Traffic Signal.

Description: Patent for an illuminated turn signal attached to the frame of a car. The signal is shaped like a hand and can be raised or lowered by a lever behind the steering wheel.
Date: May 9, 1922
Creator: Jones, Theodoric
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Steering Device and Brake for Tractors

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements for the steering and stopping of tractors, particularly for the machines that are extremely difficult and laborous to manually steer and apply brakes. The invention permits the controlling of the direction of movement of the behicle by disconnecting the source of power from the wheel(s) at one side while those at the other side contrinue to rotate under power. The invention allows for braking to be used to slow the motion of the tractor on downward grade o… more
Date: January 10, 1922
Creator: Lewis, Otto Leroy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Turntable.

Description: Patent for an improved turntable "designed to be attached to and carried beneath a motor car" (lines 12-13) that would allow the car (train car) to be elevated or lowered onto railroad tracks. The device includes a base, pedestals, and a rotatable base.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Westmoreland, James P. & Bullington, John D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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