Improvement in Propelling Vessels. (open access)

Improvement in Propelling Vessels.

Patent for a hydraulic propeller that uses a current of water and steam power, including illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1846
Creator: Fulton, George W.
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