The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVIITH YEAR, No. 139, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 21, 1901 (open access)

The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVIITH YEAR, No. 139, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 21, 1901

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 21, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing - Machine (open access)

Washing - Machine

The invention has reference to that type of machines in which a revoluble drum is employed for containing and agitating the clothes which, drum is mounted to turn and be partially submerged in a boiler, which is in turn supported by and mounted in a heater, whereby the clothes are simultaneously subjected to a scouring and boiling action (Israel, 1902).
Date: August 21, 1901
Creator: Israel, Alexander C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History