Resource Type

Gate-Hinge. (open access)

Gate-Hinge.

Patent for an inclined gate-hinges. One part is "secured to the supporting-post or upright and is formed with two parallel loops slightly separated one from the other located just outside the recess in said post, and the other [part is] adapted to be secured to the gate, having an outwardly-extending arm and a cross-head adapted to be passed between and parallel loops and to bear against the rear surface thereof" (lines 94-102).
Date: October 6, 1896
Creator: Wilson, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Attachment for Sewing-Machines. (open access)

Quilting Attachment for Sewing-Machines.

Patent for "quilting-frame attachments for sewing-machines, and has for its object the provision of a device which can be readily applied to any sewing-machine without marring or disfiguring the top thereof, and which will not overbalance the machine when quilting a large-sized bed-covering, and which can be easily detached and stored in a small compass so as to occupy a minimum amount of room when not required for use." (Lines 9-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 18, 1896
Creator: Moon, Richard D.; Spake, William H. & Bain, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History