Square. (open access)

Square.

Patent for a square meant "to provide a simple and cheap steel square embodying also a level, an inclinometer, and mitrometer" (lines 13-15).
Date: September 15, 1896
Creator: Johns, John P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Culvert. (open access)

Culvert.

Patent for "a culvert which shall be so constructed that the jarring caused by the passing of trains or wagons will not impair the solidity of the culvert." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1896
Creator: Parker, William Sink
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a nut-wrench capable of tightening different sized nuts. The lower jaw of the wrench has different levels, the overall effect being that of a staircase, while the upper jaw is flat with a bite that holds the nuts in place.
Date: December 15, 1896
Creator: Tiner, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1896 (open access)

Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History