Ratchet-Wrench (open access)

Ratchet-Wrench

Patent for a ratchet wrench including illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Lawson, Harry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marker (open access)

Marker

Patent for a marker. This invention is for marking lines for planters, plows, and other farm implements. Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Kocks, John Barney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Necktie and Collar Fastener. (open access)

Necktie and Collar Fastener.

Patent for a new and improved tie and collar fastener. This design consists in "[a] fastener for securing the proper relation between the shirt-band, collar, and necktie, consisting of a spring adapted to fit inside the shirt-band and next to the neck, in combination with a hollow stud on the middle of the convex side, having a separable head with spring-catches, and the bent hook-sections, toothed . . . and arranged to separate the shirt-band, collar, and necktie" (lines 66-75).
Date: December 1, 1885
Creator: Coffey, Robert Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History