Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for improvement in sash-fasteners by using a ratchet-lock combined with a ratchet-bar. It “can be readily adapted to any ordinary sash and window-frame and it will securely support the sash at any desired elevation and prevent either the upward or downward movement until the lock is released.” (Lines 10-14) Illustration is included.
Date: October 13, 1891
Creator: James, Will S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for improvements in car-couplings in which it can be adapted “to the draw-heads of car-couplings that is already in used and that there need not be two similar couplings of this character in order to permit the device to operate successfully.” (Lines 74-78) Illustration is included.
Date: October 13, 1891
Creator: Yates, Junius E. M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 363, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 13, 1891 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 363, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 13, 1891

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 13, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History