Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the plow-beam, of the plow-standard hinged to a crank-rod journaled in the plow-beam, the tension-spring connected to the plow-standard and provided with the adjustable plate, and the key or rod for securing the adjusting-plate in place" (lines 83-88).
Date: February 1, 1887
Creator: Ross, Albert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin (open access)

Clothes Pin

Patent for a single piece wire clothes pin. Illustration included.
Date: February 27, 1906
Creator: Rumfield, Henry I. & Donaho, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History