Cement Block (open access)

Cement Block

Patent for a cement block. This invention relates to building blocks made of artificial stone that are connected by tie rods. Illustration included.
Date: November 27, 1906
Creator: Woodiwiss, Jason, Matthew
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fan Combination Stand. (open access)

Automatic Fan Combination Stand.

Patent for a new and improved automatic-fan combination-stand. This design "relates to an improved stand or support for an automatic fan, which said stand shall be portable, so as to be conveniently set up wherever desired, and which shall contain various hooks, brackets, shelves, and other conveniences" (lines 17-22).
Date: November 28, 1882
Creator: McKeehan, Charles Houston
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History