Garment-Fitting Device. (open access)

Garment-Fitting Device.

Patent for a garment fitting device made up of a series of measuring tapes that when laid out on cloth after fitting will be held in place by diagonal cross-tapes.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Johnson, Mary M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Track Brace. (open access)

Railroad-Track Brace.

Patent for a railroad track brace, which holds the railroad ties in place and supports the track in case of one of the ties breaking.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Kelly, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator (open access)

Refrigerator

Patent for a refrigerator. Illustrations included.
Date: January 28, 1908
Creator: Frank, Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furniture-Handle. (open access)

Furniture-Handle.

Patent for a plate that improves the security of drop-handle furniture handles with posses superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability and general efficiency.
Date: December 26, 1905
Creator: Frank, Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History