Clamp (open access)

Clamp

Patent for a clamp. This device is employed to use a hoisting line attached to well casing or tubing. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1910
Creator: Athey, Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Billboard (open access)

Billboard

Patent for billboards built for wind resistance.
Date: November 28, 1922
Creator: Kelly, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c. (open access)

Bail for Cans, Buckets, &c.

Patent for a detachable bail (wire handle) for cans and buckets allowing bails and cans to be packed separately and reducing overall packing space.
Date: November 23, 1920
Creator: Tiner, John Frances
System: The Portal to Texas History
Envelope-Machine (open access)

Envelope-Machine

Patent for "a machine for making envelopes, paper bags, and similar receptacles from paper and other like materials" (lines 7-9).
Date: November 13, 1888
Creator: Clarke, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Latch. (open access)

Spring-Latch.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in spring latches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1899
Creator: Dockery, Allen B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Friction-Clutch. (open access)

Friction-Clutch.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in friction clutches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 22, 1898
Creator: Clarke, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History