Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for improved construction and function of wrenches. Improvements include a more simple, durable, and inexpensive method of construction and arrangement of the adjustable jaw as to allow a single hand to hold and adjust the wrench simultaneously.
Date: July 29, 1913
Creator: Ashliman, Adolph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maize Header and Cutter. (open access)

Maize Header and Cutter.

Patent for a new and improved hand-operated implement designed for cutting heads of Kafir corn or maize in a more simple and efficient manner, including illustrations.
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Grindstaff, Isaac S. & Johnson, Luke
System: The Portal to Texas History