Cistern (open access)

Cistern

Patent for the "class of cisterns used to catch rain-water from the roofs of houses or other places" (lines 9-11); including illustration and instructions
Date: May 15, 1900
Creator: Harry, H. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Child's Seat for Vehicles. (open access)

Child's Seat for Vehicles.

Patent for a removable child's seat for buggies, phaetons, carriages, sleighs, and similar vehicles that folds up so it can be stored under the seat when not in use. The chair sits next to the dash, and is locked into place so the child is safe.
Date: May 15, 1894
Creator: Padgitt, Thomas B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amusement Device. (open access)

Amusement Device.

Patent for an invention relating to the amusement device. Advantages and illustrations of the invention and amusement device are included.
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Moore, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fare-Box (open access)

Fare-Box

Patent for new and useful improvements in electrical fare boxes.
Date: May 15, 1888
Creator: Crowdus, Walter A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for an improved harrow made up of a yielding frame, an extensible truss-bar, slotted braces, an angle iron, a lever connected to the frame and the truss-bar, a hook that holds the open end of the lever, and a plate on the lever that straddles a bail.
Date: May 15, 1894
Creator: Johnson, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History