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Combination Lock and Jack. (open access)

Combination Lock and Jack.

Patent for a combination lock and jack to prevent automobile theft. The jack locks the operating levers of an automobile to prevent them from moving, and the lock prevents its removal. The jack can also be detached and collapse for easy storage.
Date: May 5, 1919
Creator: Brittain, William Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Handle. (open access)

Saw-Handle.

Patent for improvements in saw-handles. Invention provides for adjustable and detachable means for clamping of a saw blade. The device includes a "head member, means for clamping the end of a saw blade" (lines 19-20).
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Smith, Lee A.
System: The Portal to Texas History