Bag Holder. (open access)

Bag Holder.

Patent for a new and improved bag holder. This design "consists mainly in the combination of certain parts having a capacity for adjustment relatively to the diameter of the bag, with certain parts having a capacity for adjustment relatively to the height of the bag" (lines 17-22).
Date: July 18, 1882
Creator: Holekamp, Julius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Neck-Yoke. (open access)

Neck-Yoke.

Patent for "a safety attachment for neck yokes which, if the neck yoke or the straps which connect it to the pole or to the collars break, will come into action and prevent the pole from dropping" (lines 8-13).
Date: July 24, 1894
Creator: Hobron, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ball-Bearing Axle-Box. (open access)

Ball-Bearing Axle-Box.

Patent for a new and useful ball bearing axle box, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 12, 1898
Creator: Hobron, Charles Bingley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Implement. (open access)

Cleaning Implement.

Patent for a cleaning tool for cleaning chicken coops, sidewalk edges, or removing ice, which combines a scraper/digger, broom, and brush and which fits in small spaces.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Kuettner, Max
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Spring (open access)

Vehicle-Spring

Patent for an improvement to springs "designed particularly for use upon carriages, wagons, and motor or other cars" (lines 11-13).
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Snow, Arthur Leland
System: The Portal to Texas History
Footboard and Guard-Rail for Street-Cars. (open access)

Footboard and Guard-Rail for Street-Cars.

Patent for street car foot boards and guardrails that fold up and close the side passageways.
Date: July 16, 1901
Creator: Wassenich, Frank W.
System: The Portal to Texas History