Washboard (open access)

Washboard

Patent for washboard that "is made for automatically moving, step by step, a cake of soap inclosed in a housing" (lines 9-11) against the cloths being washed and is "operated by the pressure exerted through the rubbing action upon a rubbing board associated with the device" (lines 22-24).
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Durden, Perrey Milton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rotatable Table, Book-Shelf, and Lamp-Support (open access)

Combined Rotatable Table, Book-Shelf, and Lamp-Support

Patent for Combined Rotatable Table, Book-Shelf, and Lamp-Support
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Trinkl, Sam D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Forming Device for Furnaces (open access)

Draft Forming Device for Furnaces

Patent for draft forming device for furnaces that uses steam to pass currents of air through furnaces
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Milner, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History