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Improvement in Glass Globes or Reservoirs for Lamps. (open access)

Improvement in Glass Globes or Reservoirs for Lamps.

Patent for an "invention to prevent the breaking of glass globes used in kerosene lamps as reservoirs for the burning fluid; and this invention consists in the application around the reservoir of a rubber ring let into a groove, but projecting sufficiently to receive the concussion in case the lamp is overthrown." (Lines 10-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 16, 1872
Creator: Otto, Adolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Serving-Tray. (open access)

Serving-Tray.

Patent for a serving tray with individual spots for various dishes, which turns on rollers intended for use at hotels, restaurants, and boarding houses.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Heise, Otto
System: The Portal to Texas History