Broaching-Press (open access)

Broaching-Press

Patent for a device used with metal-working machines that provides more efficient finishing.
Date: December 25, 1900
Creator: Baker, Jason A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Removable Can Top. (open access)

Removable Can Top.

Patent for a new and improved removable lid for cans. This design "consists of a can top or protector to be fitted over the top of the can which has had one of its heads cut out in such a manner that the contents of the can can be easily and conveniently removed and, should it be desired, the life and usefulness of the can prolonged at a trifling expense" (lines 24-30).
Date: December 25, 1883
Creator: Grainger, Charles J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Frog. (open access)

Railway-Frog.

Patent for "a frog for crossing rails at switches or railway-crossings" (lines 8-9).
Date: December 25, 1900
Creator: Barry, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle (open access)

Non-Refillable Bottle

Patent for non refillable bottle. Illustration included.
Date: December 25, 1906
Creator: Tull, Francis Scholais
System: The Portal to Texas History