Resource Type

Garment-Hanger. (open access)

Garment-Hanger.

Patent for a garment hanger "for the support of outer garments...and which will also embody a rack for shoes, the hanger being so constructed that it will occupy a minimum amount of space..." also "to support a considerable weight without any likelihood of sagging or breakage...that the greater the weight imposed thereon, the more firm will be the connection between these parts" (lines 11-15, 21-28). It also includes an illustration.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Fulford, Marcus F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain Bag Holder (open access)

Grain Bag Holder

Patent for Grain Bag Holder which is a simple device that will enable an operator to hold a bag securely at one side of a chute and which holder will quickly release the bag at the will of the operator.
Date: August 23, 1921
Creator: White, Ira B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Culinary Utensil (open access)

Culinary Utensil

Patent for a culinary utensil designed as a unique fork which can retrieve articles from a boiling pot without having to expose the hands to the steam.
Date: August 2, 1921
Creator: Brown, Elmer D.
System: The Portal to Texas History