Resource Type

Buckle Attachment. (open access)

Buckle Attachment.

Patent for a buckle attachment for buckles that do not use riveting, sewing or other fastening, "and when so placed together, and the strap inserted and buckled, the whole is as firmly held together as if riveted, sewed or fastened with any of the ordinary methods" (lines 13-16).
Date: January 23, 1894
Creator: Anderson, Samuel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Skirt Gage (open access)

Skirt Gage

Patent for device that marks the length of a skirt from a floor.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Watkins, Lou V.
System: The Portal to Texas History