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Sanitary Drinking-Fountain. (open access)

Sanitary Drinking-Fountain.

Patent for improvement in sanitary drinking fountains by providing a device in which the “discharge nozzle of the fountain is protected against contact with the mouth of the user, thereby enhance the sanitary nature of the fountain” (lines 16-20). Illustration is included.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: Moore, Isham S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Umbrella. (open access)

Folding Umbrella.

Patent for an improved folding umbrella consisting of folding ribs and braces. Additionally, the staff of the umbrella is separable so that the staff can be shortened when the umbrella is closed.
Date: June 10, 1913
Creator: Allen, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History