Resource Type

States

Can-Opener (open access)

Can-Opener

Patent for a new and improved can opener. This design "consists of can-opener comprising a blade or cutter vertically adjustable to allow it to be forced into a can-head to be cut" (lines 34-36).
Date: August 9, 1898
Creator: Connett, Matthew F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cactus-Burner. (open access)

Cactus-Burner.

Patent for a new and useful cactus burner, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 9, 1898
Creator: Edmunds, Eddie
System: The Portal to Texas History