title: Railway-Spike. title: Railway Spike. creator: McKnight, Otey J. contributor: Cooper, Henry E. contributor: Tolson, Edward L. contributor: Stahl, Bent M. contributor: Sarter, Edward N. publisher: United States. Patent Office. date: 1910-07-05 language: English description: Patent for a railroad spike, which locks itself in place. subject: Inventions subject: Science and Technology subject: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Railroads subject: railroad spikes coverage: United States - Texas - Dallam County - Dalhart rights: Public Domain type: Patent format: [1], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. format: Text identifier: pat-no: 963312 identifier: govno: 02/513506 identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu./ark:/67531/metapth514544/ identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth514544