Overalls. (open access)

Overalls.

Patent for a type of overalls where the jumper is elevated from the seat. The jumper is elevated from the jumper to prevent rain and other substances from saturating the seat. The jumper can also be removed from the seat by unfastening a concealed button hole band.
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Godchaux, Herbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice Tongs (open access)

Ice Tongs

Patent for ice tongs to assist with lifting ice "and other articles," with a special feature on the device that will display the weight of the item being carried (line 10).
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Henderson, Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doffer. (open access)

Doffer.

Patent for a doffer for removing cotton lint from gin saw blades, which does not harm the saws and is very sturdy.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Vardell, Arthur A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Nut Cracker. (open access)

Design for a Nut Cracker.

Patent for a Nut-Cracker.
Date: May 25, 1897
Creator: Collins, Corties
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Battery. (open access)

Primary Battery.

Patent for a simplified primary battery "whereby the parts thereof may be readily removed and replaced without special tools by unprofessional persons, while at the same time providing a construction of primary battery involving new and useful connections for the positive and negative elements thereof." (Lines 10-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1897
Creator: Sutton, Henry M. & Steele, Walter L.
System: The Portal to Texas History