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Burnham Executive van (with or without power tailgates)

Design of a 22 foot executive van featuring: With and without 4000 lb power tailgates ; Tire size - 900 x 20 ; Aero-Logistic tie-offs in walls and floors ; nylon strapping - 3500 lb test; cubic capacity - 1300 cu. ft. All the drawings have indicated the exact measurements in height, length and width.

Date: unknown

Creator: Burnham

Item Type: Image

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Roller-Distributor.

Patent for the invention of a roller distributor, or roller cam, that can "provide novel means whereby friction will be reduced" (lines 12-13) through the use of "a novel spring means being employed" (lines 13-14) in certain affordable, widely used vehicles.

Date: August 17, 1920

Creator: Lopez, Bruno

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Seal.

Patent for a car seal, made of a long, thin, and narrow metallic strip. When it is looped through two parts of the car body, the ends can be pinned together with sealing irons. This car seal cannot be tampered with without visible evidence showing.

Date: December 5, 1911

Creator: Lawler, Claude B.; Bryan, William A. & Keller, John