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Process of Skinning Fruit. (open access)

Process of Skinning Fruit.

Patent for skinning fruit chemically without the use of Alum to avoid harmful health effects resulting from Alum residue on fruit.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Thompson, Jovita Boyd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Signal-Board Attachment. (open access)

Safety-Signal-Board Attachment.

Patent for an attachment to railroad safety signal boards that holds orders for trains in a box that only opens when the danger or stop signal is raised on the semaphore. To get the clear signal, the orders must be replaced in the box or put on a clip on the outside of the box, which rings an alarm while they are there to alert the railroad operator to reset the box.
Date: February 26, 1907
Creator: Gates, William Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Evener. (open access)

Horse-Evener.

Patent for a horse-evener that allows for 4 or 5 horses to be used.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Wendland, Carl
System: The Portal to Texas History