Apparatus for Making Lard Substitute (open access)

Apparatus for Making Lard Substitute

Patent for an apparatus to produce a lard substitute from cotton seed oil. "An important object of this invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and continuous in operation."
Date: October 6, 1914
Creator: Chisholm, Jesse C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Fastener. (open access)

Garment-Fastener.

Patent for a garment fastener which produces the appearance of a long waist.
Date: October 6, 1903
Creator: Croom, Nannie Vincent & Ledger, Sara
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for improvement in car-couplings by using many separate parts to work together to connect cars; and it can be operated without the operator going between the cars. Illustration is included.
Date: October 6, 1891
Creator: Goss, Wilson Lumpkin
System: The Portal to Texas History