Resource Type

Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for improvements in nut-locks, "wherein a ratchet and pawl is employed to prevent retrograde movement of the nut after it has once been turned up into the desired position." (Lines 12-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 23, 1891
Creator: Magee, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin-Saw Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton-Gin-Saw Cleaner.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in cotton gin saw cleaners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 12, 1899
Creator: Mapes, Joseph Calvin
System: The Portal to Texas History