Vehicle Step. (open access)

Vehicle Step.

Patent for a foldaway step that can be mounted on the side of a vehicle.
Date: June 28, 1892
Creator: Walton, Sam H. & Smith, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-blind and awning (open access)

Window-blind and awning

Patent for a pair of swinging window blinds.
Date: June 18, 1897
Creator: Gluck, Solomon & Keach, George D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Hinge. (open access)

Lock-Hinge.

Patent for a combined lock and door hinge for a door where it "is automatically locked or held in a set position without special adjustment or manipulation, and by which, by the adjustment of a member provided for that purpose, the door may be locked permanently in any desired position" (lines 12-17). It is especially meant for screen doors, coach doors in railway cars, shutters, &c.
Date: June 12, 1894
Creator: Bessonette, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame. (open access)

Quilting-Frame.

Patent for a quilting frame "pivotally attached to a suspending-bar, whereby either part may be brought beneath the arm of the sewing-machine without requiring the shifting of the goods to bring a new part into position to be quilted until after the exposed portions of the two parts have been quilted." (Lines 24-30) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 29, 1897
Creator: Scoby, William E. & Spoonts, Joseph L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed Separator. (open access)

Cotton-Seed Separator.

Patent for a new and useful cotton seed separator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 28, 1898
Creator: Garrett, James Andis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Attachment. (open access)

Buggy-Top Attachment.

Patent for a new and useful buggy top attachment, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 13, 1899
Creator: Peikert, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History