Ice-Can Fastener for Ice Plants. (open access)

Ice-Can Fastener for Ice Plants.

Patent for an ice-can fastener that can be easily opened and closed, allowing water to freeze quickly in the can. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 11, 1914
Creator: Drake, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil or Gas Cooking-Stove (open access)

Oil or Gas Cooking-Stove

Patent for a gas or oil cooking stove. The gas or oil cooking stove is designed to save fuel, maximize utilization of heat, and eliminate the smell of gas or oil in cooking.
Date: May 12, 1914
Creator: Seale, Jefferson W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Hay-Rake. (open access)

Folding Hay-Rake.

Patent for a hay rake that may have its working width considerably reduced when the machine is being conveyed to or from a field, including illustrations.
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Glenn, James R. & Glenn, Jesse, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for gates "suspended on rollers and mounted on a track."
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Butler, Joseph F.
System: The Portal to Texas History