Combined Tabled, Copy, and Bill Holder. (open access)

Combined Tabled, Copy, and Bill Holder.

Patent for a combined tablet, copy, and bill holder meant to hold "file-pins in their operative and inoperative positions, to provide simple and improved means whereby a tablet or bills may be covered when not in use or when carrying the device, to protect the same from dirt, &c. and, furthermore, to provide improved means for supporting the holder in position for transcribing" (lines 12-18).
Date: November 26, 1895
Creator: Stuart, Benjamin Franklin & Willson, Frederick WIlliam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella-Stand. (open access)

Umbrella-Stand.

Patent for an umbrella-stand. It is meant to display umbrellas, parasols, walking-canes, etc. The frame is made from tubing secured by wire, a channeled plate along the sides of the frame, and the base is adapted to support umbrella tips.
Date: November 26, 1895
Creator: Perry, Thomas C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tricycle. (open access)

Railway-Tricycle.

Patent for a railway-tricycle that consists "of a frame carrying a front and rear wheel, a cross-bar mounted to swing on the said frame and carrying a guide-wheel for the second rail, and a handle-bar connected with the said cross-bar to manipulate the latter" (line 14-19).
Date: November 26, 1895
Creator: Mellor, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History