Mailing-Box. (open access)

Mailing-Box.

Patent for a mailing box with curves and grooves to fit the cover and securing string with illustrations and assembly instructions.
Date: May 11, 1880
Creator: Sabin, Chauncey Brewer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable Grater and Slicer. (open access)

Vegetable Grater and Slicer.

Patent for an improvement on vegetable graters or slicers. The design allows for more efficient cutting of the vegetables and allows for gravity to feed the vegetables through the slicer and avoiding injury to the operator. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Weitzel, Jacob F.
System: The Portal to Texas History