Combined Car and Air-Brake Coupling. (open access)

Combined Car and Air-Brake Coupling.

Patent for the connection between two railway cars.
Date: February 7, 1893
Creator: Smith, Jacob C.; Golfin, John H.; Hardeman, Eammanuel J.; McNeal, Thomas. & Love, W.G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joiner's Floor-Clamp. (open access)

Joiner's Floor-Clamp.

Patent for "an improved device for use by joiners in setting tongue-and-groove floor and ceiling boards, whereby the boards are forced in close joining and held while being nailed to the joists." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 7, 1897
Creator: White, Able M.
System: The Portal to Texas History