Bottle (open access)

Bottle

Patent for a bottle. Illustration included.
Date: December 27, 1904
Creator: Marion, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Truck. (open access)

Barrel-Truck.

Patent for a new barrel truck or wheeled dolly design for moving barrels or boxes more easily, including illustrations.
Date: December 27, 1887
Creator: Wilson, William W. & Newton, Jeremiah L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pressure Regulator for Fermented Liquids. (open access)

Pressure Regulator for Fermented Liquids.

Patent for a new and improved pressure regulator for fermented liquids. This design "has for its object to provide an improved automatic hydraulic apparatus for supplying compressed air to kegs or casks containing fermented liquids, to replace the vacuum caused by drawing off a portion of the said liquid, and thus to maintain a uniform pressure in such vessels as long as any portion of their contents remain to be drawn therefrom" (lines 8-15).
Date: December 27, 1881
Creator: Freeman, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaving Appliance. (open access)

Shaving Appliance.

Patent for a shaving appliance for holding shaving brushes that keeps the holder clean.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: Praeger, Ewald
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for the invention of new and useful improvement to car-couplings. "This invention is an improved car coupling seeking among other improvements to provide simple, easily operated devices by which the cars may automatically couple..." (lines 7-10) Including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 27, 1892
Creator: Vogt, August G.
System: The Portal to Texas History