Sawmill Carriage Track (open access)

Sawmill Carriage Track

Patent for Sawmill Carriage Track. This device allows for the logs to be held in place on a straight line while lining up for timber production.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Heard, Wm. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burial-Casket (open access)

Burial-Casket

This patent is for a burial casket. One of the aims of this casket is to obviate the necessity of using metallic securing devices which now commonly corrode or deteriorate from moisture and expose the body of the corpse to moisture in the ground as well as to parasites and burrowing animals.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: McKinney, Jacob D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transporting Truck (open access)

Transporting Truck

Patent for "improvements in transporting trucks for agricultural implements" (Lines 10-11) including illustrations.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: Leach, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History