Capping-Machine (open access)

Capping-Machine

Patent for a capping machine. The object is to provide a machine of the character specified, designed for placing friction caps or covers of cans containing canned materials and for sealing the covers or caps in place on the cans, and arranged to be capable of use with cans of varying size.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Peppers, Jerry Coatts
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter Attachment to Plows (open access)

Planter Attachment to Plows

Patent for a planter attachment that will drop the desired seed while plowing, and can be controlled by the operator.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Kern, Harry L. & Gerhold, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Making Apparatus (open access)

Ice-Making Apparatus

Patent for an ice-making apparatus that both cools the brine and makes the ice.
Date: December 31, 1912
Creator: Bell, Samuel Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Machine. (open access)

Refrigerating Machine.

Patent for a refrigerating machine that works with a double jacketed brine cylinder with a self-contained expansion tank for the coolant. It is meant to provide cooling with small displacement of the cylinder, but with great circulation of the brine.
Date: December 31, 1918
Creator: Bell, Samuel R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring Tool (open access)

Boring Tool

Patent for a boring tool that allows for easy interchanging of the drill.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Carroll, Monroe W.
System: The Portal to Texas History