Resource Type

Artificial Hand-Grip. (open access)

Artificial Hand-Grip.

Patent for an improvement to artificial hand-grips that includes a pair of jaws that attaches to an artificial arm and allows wearers to perform various activities.
Date: December 31, 1918
Creator: Corley, Quentin D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe-Fastener. (open access)

Stovepipe-Fastener.

Patent for a stovepipe fastener for the purpose of securing the end of the stovepipe into a sheet metal thimble and preventing the stovepipe being pulled out of the chimney and into the room.
Date: December 31, 1918
Creator: Schuch, Anthony
System: The Portal to Texas History