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Apparatus For Cleaning Dishes.
Patent for new and useful improvements in apparatus for cleaning dishes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 23, 1900
Creator:
Wright, John W.
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Book-Support.
Patent for a book-support made to hold large, heavy books used in commercial and government offices. The platforms can be moved up and down by a crank on the side of the support.
Date:
January 19, 1897
Creator:
Barnes, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet
Patent for improvement of kitchen cabinet including removable bins and sifters, including illustrations.
Date:
January 29, 1901
Creator:
Lake, Reuben R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary-Engine.
Patent for a new and improved rotary engine. This design consists "of a wheel provided with radially-sliding pistons and revolving within a fixed circumferential steam-chest, and having fixed on its axle an eccentric and spring, that operate to throw the pistons or floats outward to receive the pressure of the steam or other motor that is to drive the engine" (lines 19-26).
Date:
January 20, 1880
Creator:
Adams, James Ansley
System:
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