Body-Armor. (open access)

Body-Armor.

Patent for "an armor adapted to be employed without the use of securing-straps and which, while protecting the shoulders of the wearer, will permit of the use of his arms and shoulders, as, for instance, in executing the manual of arms, without such movement being retarded by the weight of one of the body-plates." (Lines 16-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 27, 1896
Creator: Stevenson, Robert Ferguson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Machine. (open access)

Agricultural Machine.

Patent for an agricultural machine, a frame structure that can hold multiple types of agricultural devices and allows for the proper adjustment and manipulation of said devices without changing the frame's structure.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Northcutt, John & Crawford, Miner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Machine (open access)

Agricultural Machine

Patent for a tool to destroy weeds. This invention reuses several parts from farming tools.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Northcutt, John G. & Crawford, Miner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a vehicle wheel with spring spokes to absorb shocks.
Date: July 9, 1912
Creator: Hodges, Ludia H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck Brake Appliance (open access)

Truck Brake Appliance

Patent for a truck brake appliance. Illustrations included.
Date: August 30, 1910
Creator: Saxon, Andrew L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Bucket (open access)

Well-Bucket

Patent for a well bucket. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Thomas, Perry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree (open access)

Whiffletree

Patent for a whiffletree. Illustration included.
Date: December 10, 1912
Creator: Jackson, Oliver S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spoke-Tightener (open access)

Spoke-Tightener

Patent for a spoke tightener that reduces the strain on the felly.
Date: June 4, 1912
Creator: Norton, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tool (open access)

Tire Tool

Patent for improved tire tool
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Hodges, Ludia H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie and Fastener. (open access)

Rail Tie and Fastener.

Patent for a rail tie and fastener made of metal and plastic.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Crawford, James E. & Hardy, Benjamin P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for "a self-locking rail-joint of novel construction and which will preclude the use of bolts or analogous fastenings, the weight of the rails and their securement to the ties being sufficient to hold the parts of the clamp close against opposite sides of the rail ends." (lines 12-17), including illustrations.
Date: February 25, 1902
Creator: Stephens, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rod-Puller. (open access)

Rod-Puller.

Patent for a rod puller and "relates to a lifting device for pump-tubing, drill-rods, and the equivalents thereof" (lines 8-10).
Date: June 10, 1913
Creator: Hooker, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint (open access)

Rail-Joint

Patent for "the provision of a substantial and staff joint at a less expense than the ordinary joint including fish-plates and a series of bolts and which will obviate the use of chairs to support the ends of adjacent rails and bordering upon the joint" (lines 13-18).
Date: March 19, 1901
Creator: Stephens, Ammon I. & Stephens, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History