Bottle-Closure (open access)

Bottle-Closure

Patent for a bottle cap for milk bottles and similar types of glass bottles. This is designed to be easily removed, keep the mouth of the bottle clean, and can be cleansed, sterilized, and reused.
Date: December 10, 1918
Creator: Williams, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Basket. (open access)

Wire Basket.

Patent for a new and improved wire basket. This design "consists in a wire basket formed of a circular bottom, and a wire frame bent to form a cylinder, in the lower part of which cylinder the circular bottom is held" (lines 13-16).
Date: February 10, 1885
Creator: Elliott, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Medical Compounds for Treating Chills, Fever, &c. (open access)

Improvement in Medical Compounds for Treating Chills, Fever, &c.

Patent for the improvement of medical compounds for treating chills and fevers. The patent states the components of a "True Ague Pill."
Date: October 10, 1871
Creator: Bevill, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separator. (open access)

Separator.

Patent for separator to be used with a plow in removing undesirable materials from dirt.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Crowson, Jonas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History