Computing-Scale. (open access)

Computing-Scale.

Patent for a computing scale for weighing items and calculating their price per pound.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Cameron, Clyde M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Drier. (open access)

Fruit-Drier.

Patent for a fruit drier that includes "a series of hinged trays adapted to be folded into small compact form." (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 24, 1914
Creator: Reid, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Humphries, Joseph T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap. (open access)

Fly-Trap.

Patent for a trap meant to aid in catching flies before they can make it into the home. Meant to be used in conjunction with doors that have screens in them and allowing for suitable ways for eliminating the pests from the trap.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Cruttenden, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History