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Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for improving wrenches to reach "parts of machinery [that are] ordinarily difficult [to] access" (lines 12-13), specifically "used in removing or replacing the nut or nuts on a fourth connecting rod of a Ford motor [ . . . ] such rod being in a position difficult to reach by an ordinary wrench" (lines 17-21).
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Slagle, George R.; Garner, Arthur N. & Rushin, Willliam R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medical Compound. (open access)

Medical Compound.

Patent for a cough syrup formula made from various plant extracts, to treat inflammatory diseases. No illustration.
Date: June 26, 1860
Creator: Reeves, J. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie (open access)

Railroad Tie

Patent for Railroad Tie
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Stroud, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hearth for Fire Places. (open access)

Hearth for Fire Places.

Patent for a new and improved hearth for fireplaces. This design "ha[s] a depression in its upper side, and a lid hinged to the hearth at the rear end of the depression, so as to fill the same when not in use" (lines 93-96).
Date: July 26, 1887
Creator: Moore, John Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History