Vehicle-Brake. (open access)

Vehicle-Brake.

Patent for an improvement in automatic vehicle-brakes by using sliding rods that are movable within staples or guides and a brake-bar indirectly attached to the rear axle by means of a coiled spring. When the brake bar moves forward, it forces the break-shoes from contacting the wheels. When the brake bar moves backward, it forces the brake-shoes into contact with the wheels, thus stopping the vehicle. Illustration is included.
Date: March 3, 1891
Creator: Gregory, Joseph Pinkney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Lamps (open access)

Improvement in Lamps

Patent for the construction of a combined oil burning lamp and candlestick.
Date: August 3, 1869
Creator: Richer, F. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Plow-Handle. (open access)

Design for a Plow-Handle.

Design patent for a plow-handle with upper and lower edges that are substantially parallel.
Date: October 3, 1899
Creator: Brown, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History