Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration included.
Date: July 17, 1906
Creator: Wright, Jessie T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Pipe Lifter (open access)

Well-Pipe Lifter

Patent for a lifter made to lift pipes and rods from wells. Illustrations included.
Date: December 17, 1907
Creator: Kimbro, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench, which can used "as a nut wrench or a pipe wrench" (lines 18-19).
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Aeschlimann, Adolph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator For Clocks or Watches (open access)

Indicator For Clocks or Watches

Patent for an improvement to clocks or watches that will display an indicator when the timepiece needs to be re-wound.
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Aeschlimann, Adolph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer (open access)

Insect Destroyer

Patent for an insect destroyer. Illustrations included.
Date: January 17, 1905
Creator: Nelson, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Topping Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Topping Machine.

Patent for improvement to cotton-topping machine to make growth compactly, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 17, 1901
Creator: Palm, George William
System: The Portal to Texas History