Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same. (open access)

Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same.

Patent for improving cereal food processing by grinding corn and other grains into meal to convert starch into dextrin, and through drying grains to remove moisture and prevent fermentation (lines 17-23). Additionally, the processing will make the cereal appetizing and easily digestible.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Martha R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Motor. (open access)

Water-Motor.

Patent for a water motor that is operated by the current.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Gonzalez, José
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Gold - Washer (open access)

Portable Gold - Washer

Patent for a new and improved portable gold-washer. This invention is to "provide an improved substitute for the crude forms of portable good-washing apparatus frequently employed" (line 8-10).
Date: November 23, 1897
Creator: Kahn, Felix
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cot (open access)

Folding Cot

Patent for
Date: November 12, 1901
Creator: Follett, Charles J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rear Sight for Guns (open access)

Rear Sight for Guns

Patent for a rear sight for firearms, particularly larger firearms such as service rifles or other field artillery and machine guns.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Kaempfer, Effie May Wagner
System: The Portal to Texas History