Vehicle-Lift. (open access)

Vehicle-Lift.

Patent for a vehicle lift, which is stable when in use.
Date: July 12, 1910
Creator: Lockerd, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post Auger. (open access)

Post Auger.

Patent for a new and improved post auger. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a post-auger, of the socketed block, the screw-threaded rod extending from the center of the lower end of the block, the expander-disk fitting upon said threaded rod, and having the slotted wings or extensions, the two nuts for adjusting the position of the expander-disk upon the threaded-rod . . . whereby the lower pointed ends of the blades may be arranged to cross one another . . . the shaft [and] the cross-handle" (lines 73-96).
Date: February 12, 1884
Creator: Miles, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap. (open access)

Fly-Trap.

Patent for an improved fly trap.
Date: March 12, 1912
Creator: Jordan, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Embroidering Attachment for Sewing-Machines (open access)

Embroidering Attachment for Sewing-Machines

Patent for embroidering arm attachment to be mounted on the needle-bar of a sewing machine with the embossing material passed through the needle eye so that it does not need to go through the presser-foot.
Date: June 12, 1906
Creator: Rodman, Rollin L.
System: The Portal to Texas History