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
Combined Measure and Funnel. (open access)

Combined Measure and Funnel.

Patent for "a combined measure and funnel, the same being especially designed for dealing out molasses" (lines 13-15), including illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Sevier, Moses Nimrod
System: The Portal to Texas History