Wire Stretcher, Clamp, and Splicer (open access)

Wire Stretcher, Clamp, and Splicer

Patent for wire stretcher, clamp, and splicer. Illustration included.
Date: December 6, 1904
Creator: Raines, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design has for its object, "first, to provide a gate that the rider or driver can open or shut without dismounting; second, one that cannot be left accidentally open, so as to admit stock to pass through an inclosure; and third, one that the vehicle or horse[-rider] passes over, and one that the wind does not affect" (lines 11-17).
Date: December 16, 1884
Creator: Cowan, Elias
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator. (open access)

Refrigerator.

Patent for a new and useful refrigerator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 19, 1899
Creator: Stewart, Burgess Modrel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight (open access)

Dirigible Headlight

Patent for updated design for dirigible headlights submitted by Mr. John Alton Fleming. The main aim of this improved design is to create a means by which the application of dirigible lights can "be easily and quickly applied and connected to the automobile and properly connected to the headlights without modifications to the automobile" (lines 17-22).
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Fleming, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History