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Combination Hoe and Plow
Patent for a tool that can be used as either a hoe or a plow. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 16, 1912
Creator:
Willis, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock for railroad joints, which keeps the nuts in place in the tracks.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Vuncannon, Thomas Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock Car.
Patent for a new and improved boxcar. This design "is an improvement in movable transverse partitions for stock-cars, which are employed for separating the animals by individuals or groups. It is more particularly an improvement on such partitions as are suspended by sliding loop-hinges from a horizontal rod, and provided at the bottom with feet that enter sockets in the floor of the car, whereby the partitions are adapted to be fastened or released by a vertical movement" (lines 9-19).
Date:
July 13, 1886
Creator:
Pierce, Jonathan E. & Pryor, David C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Doors for Show Cases
Patent for sliding doors for showcases and structures such as vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 16, 1912
Creator:
Price, Robert L. & Delaplain, Guy A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Check.
Patent for a door check that holds the door at any point when it is swinging closed.
Date:
July 18, 1911
Creator:
Martin, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirt-Tamping Shovel
Patent for a dirt tamping shovel. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 16, 1912
Creator:
Sherman, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History