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Sweep-Holder (open access)

Sweep-Holder

Patent for a sweep holder intended for keeping the rear sweep of a plow straight and secure. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Reid, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rural-Free-Delivery Cabinet (open access)

Rural-Free-Delivery Cabinet

Patent for a mailing cabinet which can be adapted to vehicles or to the floor for assorting mail. Illustrations included.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Tomison, Willis Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed-Slat Fastener. (open access)

Bed-Slat Fastener.

Patent for an improved construction of a bed-slat fastener, one "adapted to support a bed-slat firmly in position and to prevent the side rails of a bedstead from springing outward" (lines 14-16). There are also "no recesses or crevices for the accumulation of vermin" (lines 19-20) in this design.
Date: January 26, 1897
Creator: Fielding, Charles S. & Grogan, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Andiron. (open access)

Andiron.

Patent for improvement in andirons “which is so arranged as to permit ready access to the fireplace for the purpose of cleaning out the ashes and having a removable fender which is capable of being quickly and readily removed or placed in position to retain the fire and prevent the fire from rolling out the fireplace.” (Lines 47-54.) Illustration is included.
Date: March 26, 1901
Creator: Cox, John Drew
System: The Portal to Texas History