Apparatus for Automatically Applying Germicides (open access)

Apparatus for Automatically Applying Germicides

Patent for "a means for automatically applying an insecticide or germicide which will either kill or drive off the parasite, vermin, and other troublesome germ" (lines 16-19).
Date: August 20, 1901
Creator: Pendleton, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for a new type of baling press, including illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: Choat, Isom Rufus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle. (open access)

Bottle.

Patent for "a bottle and stopper whereby the bottle can be filled in the ordinary manner, but after being sealed by the stopper of novel construction it cannot be refilled after once being emptied without breaking or fracturing the bottle." (Lines 12-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 31, 1897
Creator: Stallings, George V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headwear (open access)

Headwear

Patent for headwear. Illustrations included.
Date: August 23, 1904
Creator: Brown, Bettie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Can Fastener for Ice Plants. (open access)

Ice-Can Fastener for Ice Plants.

Patent for an ice-can fastener that can be easily opened and closed, allowing water to freeze quickly in the can. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1914
Creator: Drake, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie (open access)

Tie

Patent for a metallic casing for a railroad tie. Illustrations included.
Date: August 27, 1912
Creator: Bzsan, Stefan
System: The Portal to Texas History