Cattle Guard (open access)

Cattle Guard

Patent for a cattle guard that will turn horses, cattle, mules, etc.
Date: December 3, 1901
Creator: Arnold, Eliphalet Lester
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sewing-Machine Thread-Guards. (open access)

Improvement in Sewing-Machine Thread-Guards.

Patent for "a guard attachment to the Wheeler & Wilson sewing-machine for preventing the thread from being thrown off the tension by the work, and for preventing the thread from running off the spool onto the spindle." (Lines 6-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 21, 1875
Creator: Roosevelt, Lillian
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pencil Attachment (open access)

Pencil Attachment

Patent for device that continuously applies mucilage to the penil without rendering it sticky.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Elliott, Claud B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Wrench or Clamp (open access)

Pipe Wrench or Clamp

Patent for a pipe wrench or clamp. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Hutchins, Charles N.
System: The Portal to Texas History