Resource Type

Bag-Turner (open access)

Bag-Turner

Patent for "a machine which will perform the whole act of turning a sack" (lines 11-12), including illustrations.
Date: September 28, 1915
Creator: Hirschfeld, Ike
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flushing-Cistern For Closet-Bowls (open access)

Flushing-Cistern For Closet-Bowls

Patent for a cistern and closet bowl designed so that the cistern flushes, refills, and secures the bowl. Illustrations included.
Date: September 28, 1909
Creator: Van Zandt, John H. & Thacher, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History