Knockdown Show-Case. (open access)

Knockdown Show-Case.

Patent for a showcase that may be easily taken apart for transportation or storage. It is also easy to replace broken panes of glass, and the parts "mutually brace and support each other" (lines 20-21).
Date: March 2, 1897
Creator: Mistrot, Felix E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Puller and Wire-Tightener. (open access)

Staple-Puller and Wire-Tightener.

Patent for a simple, reliable, and efficient staple-puller and wire-tightener or twister. The operator can easily transfer between pulling staples and tightening wires.
Date: June 2, 1896
Creator: Wooten, Theophilus Parker
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carriage Top. (open access)

Carriage Top.

Patent for an adjustable carriage top for protection from the weather. Accompanied by illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1886
Creator: Zanetti, Fortonato Clemente
System: The Portal to Texas History