Resource Type

Window-Shade Roller (open access)

Window-Shade Roller

Patent for spring acting window shade rollers. The spring acting mechanism allows for the raising up or down of the shade to any desired position without unnecessary wear.
Date: August 5, 1913
Creator: Schindler, Emil F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stake Support and Brace. (open access)

Stake Support and Brace.

Patent for improvements in regarding "stake supports and braces for vehicle bodies" (lines 10-11) including an illustration. These improvements are specific to creating a combined "brace and supporting member" (line 41) to increase structural integrity.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Robinson, Robert F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Brace (open access)

Rail-Brace

Patent for new and useful improvements in rail braces. Provides the inexpensive manufacture of more durable rail braces and also improves bracing to hold the track in line the full length of the rail.
Date: August 5, 1913
Creator: Davis, Charles Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marking-Tally. (open access)

Marking-Tally.

Patent for a marking or tallying device which is activated by putting pressure on one end. It is designed for marking lumber.
Date: August 5, 1913
Creator: Lillard, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History