Bale-Tie. (open access)

Bale-Tie.

Patent for a new bale tie made from metal, with "integral interlocking terminal portions" (lines 25-26), including instructions and illustration. The bale tie is "strong in character, constructed at small cost, of a minimum number of parts, and capable of easy and expeditious manipulation" (lines 18-21).
Date: July 11, 1916
Creator: O'Riordan, John Eldridge
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener. (open access)

Sash-Fastener.

Patent for an improved window sash fastener that will "enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use" (lines 9-11), including illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Crandell, Frederick N.
System: The Portal to Texas History