Resource Type

Bicycle-Lock. (open access)

Bicycle-Lock.

Patent for a new and improved bicycle lock for "application to bicycles and comprises the novel features hereinafter described and claimed" (line 11-13).
Date: December 26, 1899
Creator: Nordhausen, Otto Von
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas-Generating Lamp. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas-Generating Lamp.

Patent for a new and useful acetylene gas lamp, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 5, 1899
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Compress. (open access)

Cotton-Compress.

Patent for cotton compress that can continuously form cylindrical bales.
Date: December 19, 1899
Creator: Griffin, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History