Ice-Machine (open access)

Ice-Machine

Patent for an ice machine particularly designed for people who are unable to obtain ice from regular manufacturers. Illustrations included.
Date: February 16, 1909
Creator: McCall, Jacob C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Cabinet. (open access)

Display-Cabinet.

Patent for a display case for fabric, which allows the shade of the fabric and price to be easily seen, while protecting the fabric from dust.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Payne, Victor Duain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Case. (open access)

Bottle-Case.

Patent for a bottle holding case using wires to encircle the inner groove of the case as re-enforcement, then use metal bands or wires woven around the encircling wires; these metal bands or wires would then wove around the necks and bodies of the bottles to secure the bottles inside the case. Illustration is included
Date: February 10, 1891
Creator: Marlow, Claud E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine

Patent for improvements to machines that file saw teeth, including illustrations.
Date: February 1, 1887
Creator: Nolen, Robert; Bishop, Rudolph W. & Waltemeyer, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History