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Sewing-Machine. (open access)

Sewing-Machine.

Patent for a sewing machine "which will cut or trim the edges of two pieces of cloth during the time that said edges are being stitched together by the needle" (lines 15-18) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Singer, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Gate. (open access)

Automatic Train-Gate.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in automatic train gates" (lines 5-7) including illustrations.
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: Ivanhoe, George. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Weevil Exterminator (open access)

Boll Weevil Exterminator

Patent for a boll weevil exterminator. This invention is designed to remove boll weevils from cotton plants and crushing them between rollers. Illustration included.
Date: October 9, 1906
Creator: Meeks, William & Brown, Daniel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History