Resource Type

Month

Clasp. (open access)

Clasp.

Patent for a new clasp, or fastening device, that is less expensive to construct and easier to use, with illustration. The clasp is to be used for the varied purposes of "hair dressing, millinery, drapery, and dress-wear" (lines 78-79).
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Fridolph, Anna S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Water-Heater. (open access)

Portable Water-Heater.

Patent for a small, portable water heater.
Date: June 28, 1910
Creator: Churchill, Oscar P. & Risk, Maurice E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Merchandise-Cabinet (open access)

Merchandise-Cabinet

Patent for a cabinet made up of concave bins to hold merchandise such as nails. The cabinet also has a removable chute for filling the bins with merchandise.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Montgomery, Franklin M.
System: The Portal to Texas History