Velocipede. (open access)

Velocipede.

Patent for a new and improved velocipede. This design "has relation to that class of velocipedes in which the rider is suspended within a large wheel impelled by a frictional contact between the inner periphery of the same and the driving wheel" (lines 8-12). With this design, "by the increased size of wheel, not only is speed gained, but the same may be propelled with greater ease over rough or smooth roads and with greater comfort to the rider, in that the jolt is less, and yet at the same time all the benefits arising from this class of exercise are obtained" (lines 27-34).
Date: August 5, 1890
Creator: Akers, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamp-Rack. (open access)

Stamp-Rack.

Patent for a stamp rack that is designed specifically for bread stamps and carries a spool of stamps in convenient reach of the user or operator. This rack provides the operator with the flexibility of not having to hold the stamps in one hand while he places the stamp on the bread.
Date: August 5, 1913
Creator: Buhl, Augustin
System: The Portal to Texas History