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Ironing-Table.
Patent for an ironing table with an improved construction that makes it easily adjustable so a person of any height can iron easily and keeps clothes being ironed off the floor.
Date:
April 4, 1893
Creator:
Smith, Millage M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Elevating Device.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, efficient, and durable water-elevating device meant to be used in collecting water from wells, cisterns, &c., and can be used in domestic and commercial settings. "Power may be increased [in the invention] to enable an operator to raise large quantities of water with facility" (lines 13-15).
Date:
April 30, 1895
Creator:
Taylor, James B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator.
Patent for an efficient refrigerator meant to preserve meat, dairy, and produce. The refrigerator uses evaporating water to cool the food, not ice. There are inner and outer layers, a large water pan with vertical drip openings, and inner screen walls.
Date:
April 17, 1894
Creator:
Denson, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History