Churn Dasher. (open access)

Churn Dasher.

Patent for a new and improved churn dasher. This design, "[a]s an article of manufacture, [consists in] the conical or concavo-convex churn dasher having a circular rim, the air cups or cells, the arms, and the raised nave or center portion, all of concavo-convex shape in their transverse sections" (lines 28-33).
Date: May 5, 1885
Creator: Hale, James F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Tool. (open access)

Wire-Fence Tool.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in wire fence tools, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 5, 1899
Creator: Boynton, John Blijah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in washing machines.
Date: April 5, 1898
Creator: Turbeville, John B. & Higgs, Marion F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Switch Throwing Apparatus (open access)

Automatic Switch Throwing Apparatus

Patent for a device that will automatically throw a switch upon the presence of an on-coming train, and switch it back after the train has passed.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Bida, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene - Gas Generator (open access)

Acetylene - Gas Generator

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in gas generating apparatus, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 5, 1898
Creator: Lewis, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History