Resource Type

Burglar-Alarm. (open access)

Burglar-Alarm.

Patent for a portable device that can be hung on a door knob and sound an alarm when the knob is turned, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 18, 1914
Creator: Dick, Archie P., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carton. (open access)

Carton.

Patent for cartons, specifically cartons belonging to "the class of collapsible safety wrappers for bottles or other fragile articles." (lines 9-10).
Date: August 30, 1916
Creator: Elder, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prescription-Filing Machine. (open access)

Prescription-Filing Machine.

Patent for a prescription-filing machine that allows for more accurate sorting of medical prescriptions.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Elder, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History