Pipe-Tongs. (open access)

Pipe-Tongs.

Patent for improvement upon the use of chain tongs. The invention "permits the application of a very strong rotative force" (lines 11-12), "produce rotation of a pipe in either direction" (lines 17-18), and "provides a chain tong which will not crush the pipe..." (lines 22-23).
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: McLeod, Rueben A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table Attachment for Beds (open access)

Table Attachment for Beds

Patent for a table attachment for beds. This table serves as a place for medicines, food, writing, or a book rest.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Thorniley, Clarence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History