Process of Making Round-Bottomed Paper Bags. (open access)

Process of Making Round-Bottomed Paper Bags.

Patent for a process to quickly assemble a round-bottomed paper bag economically in regards to labor and waste paper.
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Johnston, Leila M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rein-Holder. (open access)

Rein-Holder.

Patent for a new and useful rein holder, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 20, 1900
Creator: Sewell, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine. (open access)

Washing Machine.

Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design consists in "a boiler, a cylinder journaled therein and having closed ends, its outer periphery composed of a series of open troughs arranged in pairs, the troughs in each pair opening toward each other, a series of open-ended funnel-shaped tubes arranged in a line drawn centrally around the periphery of the cylinder, [and] the said tubes extending inwardly from the outer face of the cylinder and having their contracted discharge ends near the center of the cylinder" (lines 22-32).
Date: February 25, 1890
Creator: Rose, Horatio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Alarm System (open access)

Electric Alarm System

Patent for an electric alarm system for triggering fire alarms.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Weaver, Allison U. & Weaver, Spencer E.
System: The Portal to Texas History