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Carpenter's Square.
Patent for a new and improved carpenter's square. This design calls for ribs or ridges running lengthwise along the blades and a thicker, more durable square between the blades. In this way, only the ribs or ridges suffer wear, and the square lasts longer.
Date:
October 3, 1882
Creator:
Callihan, Willie Hoyle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Walking Stool for Children.
Patent for a new and improved walker for children. This design "is to facilitate placing the child, and to avoid any risk of injury, and, further, to make the stool easy for the body and arms of the child" (lines 13-16). This end is achieved with a hinged section of the walking ring, which may be opened to allow in the child.
Date:
October 3, 1882
Creator:
Peterson, Gustav
System:
The Portal to Texas History