Egg Holder. (open access)

Egg Holder.

Patent for a new and improved egg holder. This design consists "[i]n an egg-holder, the combination, with two hollow semi-ellipsoidal sections, having downwardly-projecting stems terminating in legs, the stems being pivoted to each other, of the spring interposed between the lower ends of the stems" (lines 70-75).
Date: December 9, 1884
Creator: Hervey, Frances P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cartridge Crimper. (open access)

Cartridge Crimper.

Patent for a new and improved cartridge crimper. This design consists of "tweezers having biting-heads, an interposed core and printing-stamp arranged within said core, a shell-holder surrounding the core, and a trimming-knife" (lines 78-82).
Date: December 17, 1889
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History