Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date: November 6, 1906
Creator: Land, Henry Clay
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie. (open access)

Railway-Tie.

Patent for improvements in railway ties, specifically railway ties in the "metallic" class. The ties in this class are affixed to the rails without the need for spikes.
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Rollins, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History