Child's Carriage. (open access)

Child's Carriage.

Patent for a new and improved stroller. This design consists in "[a] running-gear, of the vertical hoop secured thereto, the brackets extending outward and upward from the hoop, and notched in their upper ends, the body, the brackets at opposite sides of the body, and the knife edge projections resting on the upper notched ends of the brackets . . . a vertical encircling hoop carrying buffers, standards, and brackets formed with edges, which rest upon the standards . . . an axle, wheels fitted to the axle, a forwardly extending bracket carrying a fixed wheel . . . and a sunshade" (lines 81-98).
Date: June 22, 1886
Creator: England, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cushion-Tire. (open access)

Cushion-Tire.

Patent for a more durable bicycle tire. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 22, 1897
Creator: Hayes, Rebecca Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landing-Net. (open access)

Landing-Net.

Patent for improvements to landing nets to make them foldable or collapsible, providing for easier storage when not in use.
Date: June 22, 1915
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Net. (open access)

Trap-Net.

Patent for improvements in net traps for fish. The trap is constructed of two sections that "can be held open at any depth" and automatically close when lifted.
Date: June 22, 1915
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History