Quilting Frame. (open access)

Quilting Frame.

Patent for a new and improved quilting frame. This design consists in "an improvement in quilting-frames, the combination, with the foot-pieces, of the hinged arms, braces, clamping screws, rollers, and set-screws" (lines 66-69).
Date: October 10, 1882
Creator: Murphree, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Joint (open access)

Pipe Joint

Patent for a swiveling branch connection for water tanks on railways, for easier dispersal of water. The joint would be extendedable to the desired position.
Date: October 10, 1916
Creator: Vaughn, Pink
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Tool. (open access)

Design for a Tool.

Design patent for a tool.
Date: October 10, 1899
Creator: Morgan, Daniel Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutter Head and Bit (open access)

Cutter Head and Bit

Patent for a cutter head and bit. This invention are a combination of parts for use in woodworking. Illustration included.
Date: August 10, 1909
Creator: Birdwell, Robert P. & Ingram, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History