Hitching Device. (open access)

Hitching Device.

Patent for "a hitching device which can be applied to a strap between its ends and which is freely adjustable back and forth upon the strap without wearing or injuring the strap in any manner and to form a hitching device which consists of two entirely separate and distinct pieces, thus doing away with all joints, pivots, or other connections, and the necessity for forming holes or perforations of any kind in the strap." (Lines 22-31) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 6, 1897
Creator: King, Sandy & Myers, Marshall
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Arc Lamp. (open access)

Electric-Arc Lamp.

Patent for improvements to electric-arc lamps to regulate the feed of the carbon-carrying rod, with illustrations.
Date: July 6, 1897
Creator: Walsh, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutting Attachment For Plows. (open access)

Cutting Attachment For Plows.

Patent for cutting attachment for a plow, including illustrations.
Date: July 6, 1897
Creator: Stone, Umphry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for Insect Guard for Furniture (open access)

Design for Insect Guard for Furniture

Design patent for an insect-guard for furniture that is both useful and ornamental.
Date: July 6, 1897
Creator: Collier, John Charlis
System: The Portal to Texas History