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Tongue-Support (open access)

Tongue-Support

Patent for "an improved tongue-support adapted to be applied to any ordinary vehicle, and combining simplicity and cheapness of manufacture with strength and effectiveness" (lines 8-12).
Date: October 30, 1888
Creator: CanterBury, Crawford R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press. (open access)

Hay Press.

Patent for a new and improved hay-press. This design "consists in a horizontal frame having at its open end a pivoted and weighted abutment, a plunger adapted to reciprocate in the frame, a toggle-lever connecting the plunger with the closed end of the frame, and means for actuating the toggle-lever" (lines 14-20).
Date: September 30, 1890
Creator: Smith, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heating System (open access)

Heating System

Patent for a heating system. This invention is to distribute heat vie flues throughout multiple rooms from a common source. Illustration included.
Date: April 30, 1907
Creator: Jones, Jefferson Davis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heating System. (open access)

Heating System.

Patent for a heating system using a grate placed in an open fireplace.
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Jones, Jefferson Davis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Fastener (open access)

Hame-Fastener

Patent for improvements to a hame-fastener, specifically related to an easily made, inexpensively produced locking mechanism, including illustration.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Fowler, Alvah W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Level. (open access)

Level.

Patent for improvements to levels to provide more reliable and accurate information. It is also stronger and more durable and is produced at a lower cost.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Satterfield, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eye Testing Device. (open access)

Eye Testing Device.

Patent for a neater and more attractive eye testing device, including illustrations.
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Jones, Aaron Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History