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Crate for Shipping Bananas. (open access)

Crate for Shipping Bananas.

Patent for a crate for shipping bananas that does not hurt the fruit during shipping. The crate separates the bunches so the bananas do not get crushed, and the crate is ventilated to prevent decay.
Date: August 11, 1896
Creator: Andrews, Otis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cigar-Clipper and Match-Box. (open access)

Combined Cigar-Clipper and Match-Box.

Patent for a combined cigar-clipper and match-box "in which the matches will be delivered with a regular feed, so that it will be highly inconvenient for persons to carry away more than one or two matches" (lines 10-13).
Date: August 18, 1896
Creator: Campo, Ysidro Del
System: The Portal to Texas History