Clamp (open access)

Clamp

Patent for a clamp for well tubes that can be used to remove the tubes for repair.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Maxwell, Thomas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Protector. (open access)

Check-Protector.

Patent for check-protectors that prevent unauthorized tampering with perforating rollers with springs and jaws.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: McCombs, Charles Cleveland
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Tanning. (open access)

Process of Tanning.

Patent for improvements in tanning by steaming the broom-weed (Amphiachyris dracunculoides) to extract liquor and gradually condense the liquor into a strong solution as tanning ingredient for treatment of hides or skins. No illustration.
Date: October 13, 1891
Creator: Turner, Robert W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slide-Scraper (open access)

Slide-Scraper

Patent for a slide scraper. The objective of this invention is to create a more efficient slide scraper that allows the attention of the operator to remain on the draft horse and the work.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Elrod, Albert K.
System: The Portal to Texas History