Rod for End Gates. (open access)

Rod for End Gates.

Patent for a new and improved rod for wagon gates. This design is "first, to provide a rod that can be readily attached or detached to the end-gate of any wagon or vehicle; second, to provide a rod that will effectually and rigidly hold the end-gate in position and afford practical facility whereby the end-gates of vehicles can be quickly opened or closed and detached from the wagon-bed or placed in their normal position therein" (lines 15-23).
Date: September 30, 1890
Creator: Coyle, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carton. (open access)

Carton.

Patent for cartons, specifically cartons belonging to "the class of collapsible safety wrappers for bottles or other fragile articles." (lines 9-10).
Date: August 30, 1916
Creator: Elder, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History