Twine Holder (open access)

Twine Holder

Patent for a twine holder. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1904
Creator: Weir, Roy Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Seat Brace (open access)

Vehicle Seat Brace

Patent for a vehicle seat brace. The invention is a brace for seats to sustain weight placed in the seat. Illustration included.
Date: October 9, 1906
Creator: Cool, Isaac W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Snap Hook (open access)

Snap Hook

Patent for a snap hook. Illustration included.
Date: October 11, 1904
Creator: Weir, Welby D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Presses.

Patent for an improved cotton press: "Our invention consists of a contrivance for driving the screw, which works the follower by a worm when doing the work, and a toothed wheel when returning the follower; also, of a removable case which receives the pressed bale and carries it away on a truck to be tied, while another box takes its place to receive the next bale" (lines 8-15). Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: October 17, 1876
Creator: Davis, James Harvey & White, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Culinary Implement (open access)

Culinary Implement

Patent for a culinary implement for slicing food. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Wyatt, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History