Canopy-Frame. (open access)

Canopy-Frame.

Patent for "a simple, compact and efficient extensible frame adapted to be supported for use either in connection with a bedstead or door and window openings, &c" (lines 9-13). It is constructed to be arranged in multiple positions and "to support the fabric of the canopy in the desired position without risk of tearing or otherwise injuring the same" (lines 15-18).
Date: May 2, 1899
Creator: Baggett, Charles Bennett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Appliance (open access)

Automatic Air-Brake Appliance

Patent for an automatic air brake appliance for railroad cars that activates if the car derails.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Baxter, Joseph Sewell
System: The Portal to Texas History