Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a fabric engaging element under the top of the washing machine.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Kincaid, Willis Menefee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Head and Face Protector. (open access)

Head and Face Protector.

Patent for a wearable protective hood for the head and face to protect against weather.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Mincher, Jerry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Brace for Railway Tracks. (open access)

Rail Brace for Railway Tracks.

Patent for rail brace for railway tracks. The brace "acts as a chair for the rail preventing sagging ; as a brace for the base of the rail, and also bracing the head, and prevents both rails from spreading though not in any way secured to the tie" (lines 100-105).
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Barfield, Alfred M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Cutter and Juice-Extractor. (open access)

Fruit-Cutter and Juice-Extractor.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements Fruit-Cutters and Juice-Extractors" (Lines 6-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 19, 1913
Creator: Cooper, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History