Resource Type

Touch-System Hand-Rest (open access)

Touch-System Hand-Rest

Patent for attaching a novel clamp to the rest frame of a typewriter or table. The clamps can be adjusted to fit various pieces of furniture or typewriters. The invention is to improve the way the hand rests on the frame of the typewriter.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Anderson, Walter J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph system (open access)

Telegraph system

Patent for telegraph system using keyboard operated remotely.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Edward, Claude M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Direction Signal (open access)

Direction Signal

Patent for a "direction indicator" (lines 12-13) adapted for se in vehicles. Created for a simple method to inform other drivers of the intended direction of the car it is installed in.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Hayhurst, Clark R.
System: The Portal to Texas History