Resource Type

Carriage Top Stop (open access)

Carriage Top Stop

Patent for "carriages or other vehicles, and more particularly to that portion of a vehicle which is known as the 'prop stump or stop,' which usually projects outward on each side of the vehicle-body at the rear end of the seat for support of the vehicle-hood props when the hood or top is lowered." (lines 9-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1905
Creator: Smith, William Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stone Dressing Machine (open access)

Stone Dressing Machine

Patent for a stone dressing machine. Illustration included.
Date: December 11, 1906
Creator: Rhea, Learner T.
System: The Portal to Texas History