Machine for Holding Wall-Paper. (open access)

Machine for Holding Wall-Paper.

Patent for a wall-paper hanging machine. It has a frame with a handle, a paste-pot, pasting rollers, a paper-holding roll, a pivoted matching-frame, a cutter, and a way of putting the frame out of use.
Date: August 25, 1896
Creator: Gowan, Richard H. & Gowan, Louise E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing Spear (open access)

Casing Spear

Patent for casing spears. This invention is designed for pulling well tubes or casings that have broken off out of the well. Illustration included.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Carroll, Monroe W. & Johnston, H. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing. (open access)

Railroad-Crossing.

Patent for a railroad crossing that has tracks, which make less noise when it is crossed by a train than previous models.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Blankinship, William Asbury & Copeland, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Clock (open access)

Electric Clock

Patent for an electric clock. Illustration included.
Date: December 25, 1906
Creator: Iversen, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coupling Means for Demountable Rum Sections. (open access)

Coupling Means for Demountable Rum Sections.

Patent for coupling means for demountable-rim sections. Improved device that is simple, durable, efficient, and inexpensive to produce.
Date: September 25, 1917
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick B.
System: The Portal to Texas History