Flush-Tank. (open access)

Flush-Tank.

Patent for a flush tank, which turns off automatically when the tank is empty.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Walker, Benjamin, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn with a dasher with blades that is able to rotate to force the milk or cream in an upward and downward direction. Illustrations included.
Date: October 5, 1909
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device For Educational, Amusement, Or Other Purposes (open access)

Device For Educational, Amusement, Or Other Purposes

Patent for a device for educational, amusement, or other purposes. Illustration included.
Date: October 4, 1904
Creator: Robertson, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter (open access)

Seed Planter

Patent for a seed-planter designed primarily for corn, but can be used with other seeds. The primary mechanical construction consists of a wheel.
Date: October 8, 1901
Creator: Everhart, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Dasher (open access)

Churn-Dasher

Patent for an improved churn dasher "to thoroughly agitate the cream at the center of the churn-body and also around the bottom of the walls thereof" (lines 13-15) and "also to cause tangential streams or currents at the bottom of the churn, so as to thoroughly agitate all of the cream and effectively intermingle the air therewith" (lines 18-22), including illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1900
Creator: Franklin, Edward R.
System: The Portal to Texas History