Type-Writer Cabinet. (open access)

Type-Writer Cabinet.

Patent for a typewriter cabinet with swinging typewriter support held in position by foot pressure.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Keltz, Eugene L. & Rhoads, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means For Protecting River Banks (open access)

Means For Protecting River Banks

Patent for a means for protecting river banks. The invention is designed to prevent erosion of banks and maintain the water flows course. Illustration included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: Nabers, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a hay baling press that uses less compressions per bale to lengthen the life of the press and speed up the process, requires less workers to attend to it, and is a more powerful baler than previous models. It also could be operated by horses or by a gas-motor.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Carney, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup. (open access)

Stirrup.

Patent for a stirrup that "will normally lie alongside the horse, so as to at all time be ready to receive the foot." (Lines 21-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 6, 1897
Creator: Stephens, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History