Oil Distributer for Harbors, &c.
Description:
Patent for a new and improved oil-distributor. This design consists "in a device for distributing oil upon the waves in the vicinity of piers and harbors, the combination, with the main tank upon the shore, of a main pipe extending from it into the water, auxiliary tanks along the main line, and perforated auxiliary lines connected with the auxiliary tanks" (lines 23-30).
Date:
December 4, 1888
Creator:
Lyle, John Newton
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department