Resource Type

Bed-Brace. (open access)

Bed-Brace.

Patent for bed braces that tighten the mattress support wires in a bed frame. These bed braces securely keep their position and allow easy adjustments.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Lockett, Wyatt W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thill-Support (open access)

Thill-Support

Patent for a thill support designed to support the thill "without having the weight thrown upon the circle or fifth wheel" (lines 14-15), and may be adjusted to a variety of vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date: February 9, 1909
Creator: Story, Sam H
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow and Sweep Holder (open access)

Plow and Sweep Holder

Patent for a holder for plows and sweeps. Illustrations included.
Date: February 9, 1909
Creator: French, Alfonso Claude
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a plow-beam, of two side-bars, the rear portion of each of which is folded back upon itself, forming a standard, a shorter standard, a handle the front end of which and the end of the double portion are secured to the said bar by means of a single bolt, and the downturned end of one-half of the adjusting device and a brace for said handle being secured by a single bolt at another place" (lines 8-17).
Date: February 2, 1886
Creator: Putman, John Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History