Fan Attachment for Chairs. (open access)

Fan Attachment for Chairs.

Patent for a fan that attaches to rocking chairs which turns one direction when the chair rocks forward and the opposite direction when the chair rocks backward.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Dorris, Joseph F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landside for Plows. (open access)

Landside for Plows.

Patent for a new and improved plow landside. This design "consists in a landside for plows made with a slotted flange to rest upon the forward side of the plow-standard, and a flange to rest upon the bottom of the furrow, whereby the plow will be made stronger, more durable, and more effective, and will be made to run steadier . . . The object of this invention is to increase the strength and durability of plow-plates, and obtain the efficiency and steadiness of ordinary turn-plows without their weight" (lines 21-31).
Date: August 21, 1883
Creator: Wherry, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History