Shade-Adjuster. (open access)

Shade-Adjuster.

Patent for a new shade adjuster to allow for a fixed adjuster and detachable portion for attaching shade, including illustrations.
Date: June 16, 1914
Creator: Fechner, Albert H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clamp. (open access)

Clamp.

Patent for a clamp "for use in in connection with hoisting-tackle for raising or lowering well-pipes..."(lines 9-10) that has one side attach to the pipe and the other side be releasable from the pipe.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Danforth, Joseph B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for improvement in automatic car-couplings “in which the coupling-pin (worked by a rope or chain) is guided in a vertical tube extending upward from the draw-head, and is supported in position for coupling by a block sliding with the draw-head,” (lines 9-14) includes illustration.
Date: April 14, 1891
Creator: Angerstein, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Cream Freezer (open access)

Ice-Cream Freezer

Patent for an ice cream freezer that has an attachment at the top which can be grasped by hand to keep the ice cream freezer rigid while operating.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Neyland, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compressed-Air Water Elevator. (open access)

Compressed-Air Water Elevator.

Patent for a new improvements to compressed-air water-elevators, including illustrations.
Date: June 1, 1897
Creator: Bechtol, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar and Necktie Holder (open access)

Collar and Necktie Holder

Patent for a collar and necktie holder for holding the collar ends and tie at any position without the use of buttons. Illustrations included
Date: January 16, 1912
Creator: McDuff, Daniel Ryan
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History