Improvement in Wedges for Spitting Rock &c. (open access)

Improvement in Wedges for Spitting Rock &c.

Patent for improvement for a wedge. This design hollows the middle in two areas to make it easier to handle and more economical.
Date: April 24, 1875
Creator: Cosbey, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Trucks. (open access)

Improvement in Car-Trucks.

Patent for the improvement of car-trucks, consisting in the arrangement of each wheel of a car-truck upon the outer end of a separate short axle, the bearings of each axle being both located on the inner side of the wheel and the bearing at the inner end of the axle provided with a sliding-box and springs. It includes a description and illustration.
Date: July 9, 1872
Creator: Onley, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History