Pipe-Wrench. (open access)

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for "a pipe-wrench with a pivoted jaw which shall rest at its rear end against a solid support when gripping the pipe, so that all strain shall be taken from its pivot, while the wrench shall also have a stationary jaw with two bearings for pipes of varying sizes to rest against and shall also have a setter to act against the rear of the movable jaw." (Lines 15-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 3, 1895
Creator: Riza, Mike Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet (open access)

Kitchen-Cabinet

Patent for a new design and construction of kitchen cabinets.
Date: December 4, 1888
Creator: Shanley, Michael H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Ladder. (open access)

Folding Ladder.

Patent for a new and improved folding ladder. This design consists in "the combination, with main supporting-strips, of recessed auxiliary strips connected thereto, rounds formed with bows, sections which pass through the recesses of the auxiliary strips, and stops which bear against the main supporting strips, and strengthening strips, through which the bows of the rounds pass" (lines 77-84).
Date: December 27, 1887
Creator: Ethridge, William Spencer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Frame for Freight Cars. (open access)

Spring Frame for Freight Cars.

Patent for new and improved springs for transportation. This design provides "vehicles for the transportation of merchandise . . . with an interior spring-padding, and in some cases with intermediate elastic floors or partitions, by which injury to the load, by jolting while in transit, shall be prevented, and which shall further conduce to the preservation of fruits and other merchandise of a like perishable nature" (lines 22-30).
Date: December 14, 1880
Creator: Shirley, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History