Calipers. (open access)

Calipers.

Patent for calipers that make it easier to read measurements, by having a strip of measuring tape at the ends that allows users to determine the distance between the arms easier. The measuring tape component is also retractable.
Date: April 4, 1922
Creator: Miller, William James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rice-Hulling Machine (open access)

Rice-Hulling Machine

Patent for a rice hulling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Couch, Albert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History