Buckle. (open access)

Buckle.

Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design "is composed of two parts, the upper end forming what may be termed a 'buckle proper,' to secure the end of a strap, and the lower ends formed into curved portions which fit one within the other and constructed to interlock, so that the lower end is adapted to catch a chain, bit, or other device which it is desired to connect a strap to, the . . . parts forming a hinge, whereby they can be turned one upon the other and separated entirely, or at their upper ends to allow the adjustment of the strap secured thereto" (lines 18-30).
Date: August 16, 1892
Creator: Taylor, John Greene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Baling-Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Baling-Presses.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in baling-presses.
Date: May 16, 1876
Creator: Page, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trace-Fastner (open access)

Trace-Fastner

Patent for Trace Fastners which is useful for securing a trace upon a whiffletree.
Date: December 16, 1902
Creator: Thornton, Burus M. & Thornton, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Rack. (open access)

Hay-Rack.

Patent for a hay-rack meant to "provide an improved device for holding or clamping hay within reach of livestock, and which while not impairing the feeding of the stock will prevent them from pulling the hay down beneath their feet" (lines 14-19).
Date: April 16, 1895
Creator: Erskine, William James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Foot. (open access)

Cultivator-Foot.

Patent for “shovel supporting feet of cultivators.” (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Graves, Joseph C.
System: The Portal to Texas History