Resource Type

Knee-Pad. (open access)

Knee-Pad.

Patent for knee pads that are "simple, inexpensive, and durable, and which is so constructed as to hold the knee of the user in an elevated position above the ground or other surface upon which the pad may be placed, thereby preventing the knee contacting with the ground or other surface and causing injury to the knee (lines 10-17).
Date: December 29, 1897
Creator: Rice, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thill-Tug. (open access)

Thill-Tug.

Patent for a simple thill-tug that can be easily connected and disconnected, and is strong and durable. It does not use spring latches, and the device attaches to the harness.
Date: January 29, 1895
Creator: Carton, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame. (open access)

Quilting-Frame.

Patent for a quilting frame "pivotally attached to a suspending-bar, whereby either part may be brought beneath the arm of the sewing-machine without requiring the shifting of the goods to bring a new part into position to be quilted until after the exposed portions of the two parts have been quilted." (Lines 24-30) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 29, 1897
Creator: Scoby, William E. & Spoonts, Joseph L.
System: The Portal to Texas History