Sad-Iron Heater. (open access)

Sad-Iron Heater.

Patent for a portable device for heating sad-irons (as well as other heaters) with a small oil tank for a burners and a cover. The device will regulate the amount of oil and provide coverage that will maintain the high temperature of the sad-iron.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Beck, Joseph P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Egg-Preserving Compound. (open access)

Egg-Preserving Compound.

Patent for a compound of cotton-seed oil, beeswax, paraffin, and salicylic acid that was meant to preserve eggs by sealing their pores.
Date: March 4, 1902
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History