Resource Type

Combined Gun and Knife. (open access)

Combined Gun and Knife.

Patent for a firearm that has a permanently-attached retractable bayonet.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Tomanek, Josef
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watchmaker's Tool. (open access)

Watchmaker's Tool.

Patent for a watchmaking tool that enables a roller jewel to be set in the balance-wheel of a watch with accuracy, and without removing the hair-spring or the roller table.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Kethley, Jacob D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevating-Truck. (open access)

Elevating-Truck.

Patent for an elevating truck, which will improve the ability to use a hoist to lift heavy loads.
Date: January 16, 1912
Creator: Wadlington, David M.
System: The Portal to Texas History