by Barbara J. Wood
PATENTS
NUT-WRENCH PATENT
*A Patent for a nut-wrench capable of tightening different sized nuts was applied for by Tiner, John F. December 15, 1896 of Sutherland Springs,Texas . The lower jaw of the wrench has different levels, the overall effect being that of a staircase, while the upper jaw is flat with a bite that holds the nuts in place.
Inventor was John F. Tiner, of Sutherland Springs, Texas, Assignor of three-eights to Ella J. Newton, of Austin, Texas.
Witnesses were Brown, C. B., and Brown, Gratz. Anderson, G. M. Witnesses for Illustration were Pamelee, George H.and
Tiner.
COURTESY / Portal to Texas History
WIRE "TIGHTENER" PATENT
... 1901 Patent for "a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device adapted to enable the slack of a wire to be readily taken up at a point between the posts and capable of enabling a wire to be readily stretched to the desired tension" was received by Inventor Robert B. May of Stockdale Texas. ; Assignee Henry Smith of Stockdale Texas.
Witnesses :
Childress, H. S.
Garrett, Nat
Orr, Howard D. Witness for illustration.
COURTESY /The Portal to Texas History
BUGGY WRENCH PATENT
1904 Inventor was Richard M. Ware, of Stockdale, Texas, Assignor of Seven-Eighths to James Malcum Carroll, of Stockdale, Texas. Witnesses were: Sutton, J. J., Wheeler, W. R., Stewart, E. K. Witness for illustration Elmore, F. S. Witness for illustration.
Patent Number: 770407
COURTESY /The Portal to Texas History
A 1894 patent for a seed-sowing attachment for plows
A 1894 patent for a seed-sowing attachment for plows ... which can "drop the seed in a furrow as it is made by the plow, and after it is covered by the formation of a successive furrow, and thereby complete the sowing or drilling process simultaneously with the plowing operation" (lines 14-19) is owned by Inventor George W. Johnson, of Floresville, Texas.
Wedderburn, John Attorney.
Witnesses :
Lawhorn, L. S.
Seale, F. B.
Hyer, Charles S. Witness for Illustration.
COURTESY /The Portal to Texas History
