CANAL-GATE. (open access)

CANAL-GATE.

Patent for an improvement to canal-gates that is "a simple and comparatively inexpensive contrivance for receiving a handle of the shank of a handle which is attached to the lock or gate" (lines 18-22) including an illustration.
Date: March 9, 1920
Creator: Perry, Charles Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking-Bolt for Guards to Openings. (open access)

Locking-Bolt for Guards to Openings.

Patent for a locking mechanism for windows, which cannot be unlocked from the outside.
Date: March 31, 1908
Creator: McNeil, Clarence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Separator. (open access)

Oil-Separator.

Patent for the invention of a new oil separator with all its descriptions.
Date: March 12, 1912
Creator: Latham, Reginald W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geometrical Instrument (open access)

Geometrical Instrument

Patent for a geometrical instrument. This instrument is used to create a straight edge with pivoted blades, like a protractor, to be used for laying protracted angles, etc.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pendant for Stem-Winding Watches. (open access)

Pendant for Stem-Winding Watches.

Patent for a "pendant for a watch which can be turned in every direction and can be screwed into the watch-case" (lines 8-10), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1880
Creator: Rossetti, John Theodore
System: The Portal to Texas History