Resource Type

Burglar-Alarm. (open access)

Burglar-Alarm.

Patent for a portable device that can be hung on a door knob and sound an alarm when the knob is turned, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 18, 1914
Creator: Dick, Archie P., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Collapsible Wagon-Bodies. (open access)

Improvement in Collapsible Wagon-Bodies.

Patent for improvements in collapsible wagon-bodies that will require less labor to use.
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Brown, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint Chair. (open access)

Rail-Joint Chair.

Patent for a new rail-joint chair used in the connection between rails to prevent rail movement, including illustrations.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: Williams, Charles C.
System: The Portal to Texas History