Resource Type

Basket. (open access)

Basket.

Patent for a metallic produce basket. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 16, 1897
Creator: Taylor, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Holder. (open access)

Sash Holder.

Patent for a new and improved sash-holder. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the wire having an inclined portion and offsets . . . of the plate separate therefrom and having a vertical portion adapted to be secured to a window-frame, a horizontal portion to which the upper end of the wire is secured, a depending portion, and a roller free to ride upon the inclined portion of the wire and formed with a hub and rubber bands, one upon each end of the hub and sprung into grooves in the hub" (lines 84-94).
Date: September 16, 1890
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History