Railway-Tie. (open access)

Railway-Tie.

Patent for an invention relating to the railway tie that aims to produce "a tie which is adapted to be constructed of reinforced concrete" (lines 14-16). Other objectives and illustrations of invention are included.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Shearer, Frederick C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutlery-Sharpener. (open access)

Cutlery-Sharpener.

Patent for a cutlery sharpener "which may be used for dressing down the edges of knives," "may be employed in the kitchen to rapidly condition kitchen knives," (line 16, lines 18-20) and create different types of beveled edges on a blade. It provides instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Ball, Ewart M.
System: The Portal to Texas History