Wire-Cutter (open access)

Wire-Cutter

Patent for a wire cutter specifically for hay bale ties.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Grogan, Edward W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Device (open access)

Draft Device

Patent for binders and other agricultural machines liable to side draft, and its object is to provide a simple and efficient device for attaching an evener bar to the draft tongue of the machine.
Date: November 19, 1913
Creator: Mitchell, James R. & Mitchell, Grady
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Device. (open access)

Draft Device.

Patent for a drafting device for animals. It allows for the owner to place more animals on one side of the device than the other, but still allows the device to remain on the desired path.
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Mitchell, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desk-Cabinet (open access)

Desk-Cabinet

Patent for a metal desk cabinet for holding office supplies.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Grogan, Edward W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Engine-Starter. (open access)

Automatic Engine-Starter.

Patent for "new and useful Automatic Engine-Starter, of which the following is a specification. The present invention appertains to engine starters, and aims to provide a novel and improved automatic spring-actuated starter for internal combustion engines" (lines 5-11).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Beck, John Wesley & Gaines, Nolan T.
System: The Portal to Texas History