Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for a windmill that does not have a vane and can receive wind from any direction. It can also be "readily thrown out of and into operation when desired" (lines 15-16). It is a horizontal wind-wheel supported by a vertical shaft.
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Gassett, Thomas Boyle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hasp. (open access)

Hasp.

Patent for a hasp that "may be adjusted longitudinally to compensate for expansion or contraction of the parts to which it is applied, or which it is designed to connect, the means for adjustment being such that they may be manipulated without displacing or altering the relative positions of any of the parts of the device, and furthermore, to provide means whereby the hasp is capable of universal movement, whereby it is operative irrespective of the planes in which the surfaces of the connected parts are arranged" (lines 10-21).
Date: February 5, 1895
Creator: Hutton, Milton Calhoun
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for an improvement to the construction of sliding gates that will "enable them to be readily opened by persons on horses and in vehicles and to be closed by them after passing through the gate." (Lines 12-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 6, 1891
Creator: Shannon, Jefferson C.
System: The Portal to Texas History