Mail-Bag Catcher. (open access)

Mail-Bag Catcher.

Patent for a new modification in the device mail-bag catcher, which can be used to either train or track device.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Huff, Barney L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate or Door Closing Device (open access)

Gate or Door Closing Device

Patent for "improvements in closing devices for doors, gates, and the like" (lines 12-13) using a spring connected to the door and frame, including illustrations.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Hawley, Royal A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Chair. (open access)

Rail-Chair.

Patent for improvement of rail-chairs that would prevent railroad rails from spreading out and allowing for a better connection by a system of rods. The rods would allow for a shorter distance between the middle of the rail chairs and the mechanism allows for better usability.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Wheeler, Joseph L. & Jones, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History