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Conveying Apparatus. (open access)

Conveying Apparatus.

Patent for a new and improved conveyer. This design consists, "with the track, of a carriage mounted thereon having inclined and curved points at opposite ends, guides with flaring lower ends connected at the sides of the carriage, and rollers journaled in said guides, and means connected to the carriage for operating the same" (lines 15-20).
Date: September 20, 1892
Creator: Rowe, Isaac N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table. (open access)

Ironing-Table.

Patent for a simple and durable ironing table that is sturdy when in use and can be folded when not in use. The table is hinged to and held up by a vertical piece of wood. Two sets of legs cross and are centrally pivoted together, one being stopped by the vertical board. When not in use, the table swings up and rests on the board.
Date: September 1, 1896
Creator: Mauritzen, James B. & Tinkle, Jesse C.
System: The Portal to Texas History