Stamp-Affixing Machine. (open access)

Stamp-Affixing Machine.

Patent for a stamp affixing machine, which attaches stamps from a roll to envelopes inserted into the machine.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Brents, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Casing Clamp (open access)

Safety-Casing Clamp

Patent for a tool that supports the drilling and operating of oil and gas wells. Specifically, the patented tool allows a strong method of sealing the smaller casing inside the larger casing, as the larger casing is pulled out of the well. Includes illustrations.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: Angus, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for a "device which will lock the sashes of a window when they are closed and which will secure them in any desired adjustment," (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 27, 1891
Creator: Taber, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History