Improvement in Spark-Conductors for Railroad-Trains. (open access)

Improvement in Spark-Conductors for Railroad-Trains.

Patent for improvement in spark-conductors for railroad trains by using a “horizontal flue in sections and use “other devices to engage and disengage the sections, where by to arrest and extinguish sparks and conduct the smoke, ashes, and cinders to the rear.” (Lines 16-20) Illustration is included.
Date: April 27, 1869
Creator: Wright, Reuben
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench. (open access)

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for a pipe wrench that can be "operated in either direction" (line 18) to screw and unscrew a pipe with an easy application and secure grip.
Date: April 27, 1920
Creator: Nixon, Jeddy D.
System: The Portal to Texas History