Instrument for Dividing Angles into Equal Parts. (open access)

Instrument for Dividing Angles into Equal Parts.

Patent for an instrument for dividing angles into equal parts and is meant to be used with a beam compass. The "invention consists in a member having a point adapted to be placed at the point of the angle to be divided, and having movable thereon a beam extending horizontally and having at one end a transverse head projecting from each side of the beam and carrying at one end an indicating point and at the other end a marking pencil" (lines 22-29).
Date: April 30, 1895
Creator: Cornelius, Francis W.
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Canning and Cooking Apparatus (open access)

Canning and Cooking Apparatus

Patent for a canning and cooking apparatus. Illustration included.
Date: April 11, 1905
Creator: Garner, James Charlie
System: The Portal to Texas History