Blacksmith's Tongs (open access)

Blacksmith's Tongs

Patent for blacksmith's tongs. Used to handle and manipulate different sizes of rods and bars that are round.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Beacham, Charles M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for "a new and useful Hydrocarbon-burner...equipped with a safety device adapted to admit only a limited supply of gasolene or other fuel to the burner to enable the latter to be operated with absolute safety by either a woman or a child" (lines 5-19), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Nemec, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Slide (open access)

Plow Slide

Patent for a plow slide. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1910
Creator: Schroeder, George L.
System: The Portal to Texas History