Pin-Holder (open access)

Pin-Holder

Patent for mechanism that will encase and dispense pins. It holds a roll of pins and its paper and guides "the removal of pins without manipulation of any apparatus, and without requiring mechanism for checking the pins individually" (lines 20-23).
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Bowman, Levi M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Purifying Flour During The Manufacture Thereof (open access)

Process of Purifying Flour During The Manufacture Thereof

Patent for a mechanism related to the purifying of flour during manufacturing.
Date: September 21, 1915
Creator: Smith, George Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moistening and Sprinkling Attachment for Brooms. (open access)

Moistening and Sprinkling Attachment for Brooms.

Patent for attachment to brooms which enables the moistening of the broom during use to prevent the spreading of dust. One part regulates the flow of liquid to the broom and another provides a container for the liquid. In effect the attachment to the broom makes it into a convertible mop.
Date: May 23, 1905
Creator: Taylor, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dipping-Vat. (open access)

Dipping-Vat.

Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in dipping vats or tanks, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 23, 1899
Creator: Skinner, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History