Detergent Device. (open access)

Detergent Device.

Patent for a washing machine (detergent device) that contains a tank that can hold hand and cold water. This means that the device can be set to have either cold or hot water.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Robinson, Olinthus B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Receptacle. (open access)

Cotton-Picker's Receptacle.

Patent for a cotton picker's receptacle that enables the user to save time picking cotton. This invention is secured on the wrist of the cotton picker and serves as a receptacle for several handfuls of cotton, which are placed in said receptacle in one slight motion.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Easley, Dennis J.
System: The Portal to Texas History