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Box-Fastener (open access)

Box-Fastener

Patent for a box fastener that works to fasten the lid automatically when the lid is placed on the box.
Date: January 17, 1893
Creator: Fisher, Charles N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Splicer. (open access)

Wire Stretcher and Splicer.

Patent for a wire stretcher and splicer device, for "stretching of the wire when a fence is being constructed, the tightening of the wire after the fence is constructed, and the splicing of broken wire" (lines 10-13), with illustrations.
Date: January 17, 1893
Creator: Dowell, Lawson Henrey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Fender (open access)

Plow-Fender

Patent for a plow fender that would be more gentle with new or fragile plants by moving them to the side, and would be easily adaptable to all kinds of plows while also being cost efficient to install and durable.
Date: January 17, 1893
Creator: Ellington, Alvey Marcellous
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device-for-Cooling-Milk-or-Butter (open access)

Device-for-Cooling-Milk-or-Butter

Patent for a device used for cooling milk or butter by means of evaporation so that there is a constant circulation of cool air around the milk or butter.
Date: January 17, 1893
Creator: Wilder, Joseph L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desk Receptacle. (open access)

Desk Receptacle.

Patent for a "novel, convenient, and ornamental bottle or receptacle, adapted to contain ink, a sponge, or the like, combined with a pin-cushion and a pen-wiper" (lines 11-14), with illustrations.
Date: January 17, 1893
Creator: Carolan, Eugene P.; Terrell, Edward H. & Terrell, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History