Base-Ball Score-Card (open access)

Base-Ball Score-Card

Patent for a baseball score card that has spaces for putting the players name on the card from both teams on the same side.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Dealey, Walter A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. This invention consists of chopping blades attached to the rotary shaft. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1912
Creator: Carlson, Peet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cracking Nuts (open access)

Machine for Cracking Nuts

Patent for a machine for cracking nuts of various types but especially pecans.
Date: November 5, 1912
Creator: McDonald, Charles Walton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Food Products. (open access)

Process of Making Food Products.

Patent for a new process "to make lard and butter substitutes, and other edible fatty products possessing the desired consistency and flavor" (lines 27-30) by hydrogenizing oils and fats. Includes explanation of the process.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Walker, Thomas Bailey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for a new and improved oil-burner which is capable of using any hydrocarbon in combination with pressurized air and steam and properly adjusting the ratios of each to provide optimal results.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Matthews, Robert H.
System: The Portal to Texas History