Resource Type

Rotary Tooth-Brush (open access)

Rotary Tooth-Brush

Patent for a crank powered rotary toothbrush. Designed with the purpose of easily cleaning teeth with a simple automatic mechanism, with added projection via a shield around the brush for protecting gums and cheeks from being scraped by the brush.
Date: October 8, 1918
Creator: Abel, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Film-Mask for Cameras (open access)

Film-Mask for Cameras

Patent for adjustable (improved) mask plate for different film widths (sizes) for cameras.
Date: October 8, 1918
Creator: Burdette, Richard S.
System: The Portal to Texas History