Resource Type

Bevel-Square (open access)

Bevel-Square

Patent for improvements in bevel squares used by carpenters, mechanics, and other similar work to represent the work of multiple bevels at once "to minimize and facilitate operations in fitting the parts of an objective structure together..." (Lines 19-21).
Date: December 9, 1919
Creator: Seay, Mathew E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Recovering Tools from Wells. (open access)

Device for Recovering Tools from Wells.

Patent for a device to lift and recover tools, such as drill-bits, that have been dropped or lost in wells. The device features two prongs that may be engaged to grip or secure in a "biting hold" (line 50) various objects, illustrations included.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Scott, Augustus B.
System: The Portal to Texas History