Adhesive and Method of Making the Same (open access)

Adhesive and Method of Making the Same

Patent for starch used for paper that can act as an adhesive coating. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1913
Creator: Dunham, Andrew A. & Dunham, Henry V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oyster-Opener. (open access)

Oyster-Opener.

Patent for an oyster opener that opens an oyster in a single operation of the device while simultaneously cutting the oyster from its shell.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Schmidt, Heinrich Fritz
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flour Sifter and Mixer. (open access)

Flour Sifter and Mixer.

Patent for a "simply constructed" (line 11-12) flour sifter and mixer wherein the flour can be "thoroughly mixed without removal of the sifter" (line 12-13) including an illustration.
Date: July 15, 1913
Creator: Newcomer, Stella B. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History