Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a wire stretcher designed "to provide simple and efficient means for twisting the terminals of a broken fence-wire together for connecting them, and also to enable a wire to be readily severed when desired." (Lines 17-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1896
Creator: Morrow, William I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Tool. (open access)

Wire-Fence Tool.

Patent for a device "that will combine in one all the tools actually necessary in building or repairing an ordinary wire fence." (Lines 14-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1896
Creator: Orton, Lewis W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Bearing. (open access)

Journal-Bearing.

Patent for a journal-bearing that has an open spring ring that contains the journal and antifriciton devices in its center. The spring ring contracts to its minimum circumference when the journal and antifriciton devices are worn out. There is also a bearing-ring seat that allows contractions "without altering the disposition of the load" (lines 61-62).
Date: December 1, 1896
Creator: Woodworth, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Kitchen-Cabinet. (open access)

Design for a Kitchen-Cabinet.

Patent for a new design of kitchen cabinets with doors that open downward. Includes illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1896
Creator: Webb, Samuel Baxtern
System: The Portal to Texas History