Wire Stretching and Twisting Apparatus. (open access)

Wire Stretching and Twisting Apparatus.

Patent for a wire fence building multi-tool that includes wire stretching and twisting arms, sharpened ends for driving holes into fence posts, and a claw for removing staples from the posts.
Date: March 12, 1907
Creator: Bunton, Samuel E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instep-Plate for Shoes (open access)

Instep-Plate for Shoes

Patent for a protector for the instep of a shoe. Illustrations included.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: Glenn, Columbus Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Single Well Cylinder (open access)

Single Well Cylinder

Patent for a single well cylinder pump intended to provide more efficient use in a deep well. This cylinder is distinct for its incorporation of a "inwardly opening valve controlling the passage of fluid into an inner cylinder" (p.2, lines 34-37)
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Ligon, Arthur Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History