Boat. (open access)

Boat.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in boats to "increase the speed and insure greater safety and stability in sailing vessels, row-boats, canoes, and the like" (line 12-14).
Date: January 11, 1898
Creator: Evesson, Martin V. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beehive (open access)

Beehive

Patent for an artificial stone beehive. Illustrations included.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Ward, Hugh T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench that can be used as a pipe-wrench or a monkey-wrench. It has a movable jaw, for easy adjusting, and is "of simple and strong construction" (line 9).
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Flye, Murat K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Raising and Lowering Railway-Tracks and Applying Ballast Thereto. (open access)

Machine for Raising and Lowering Railway-Tracks and Applying Ballast Thereto.

Patent for machines designed for "raising and lowering railway-tracks and applying ballast thereto." (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Sparks, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History