Cotton Elevator and Distributer. (open access)

Cotton Elevator and Distributer.

Patent for a cotton elevator and distributor meant to "provide certain improvements in apparatus of this character whereby cotton may be conveniently and readily elevated from the store house or wagon, and evenly distributed to any number of gins which may be arranged successively in the same row" (lines 11-16).
Date: October 30, 1894
Creator: Moffitt, William E. & Williams, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight for Vehicles. (open access)

Dirigible Headlight for Vehicles.

Patent for dirigible headlight for vehicles where the headlights are adapted to turn with the steering of the vehicle, or may be manually deflected independently of the vehicle steering.
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Poindexter, Franklin E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter. (open access)

Seed Planter.

Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "the combination, with a supporting-frame, of a revolving hopper, comprising circular heads connected by cross-bars having recesses, circular strips inclosing the cross-bars and leaving a space between their inner ends, flanges secured between and projecting through the circular strips and leaving a space between them, a slotted plate located on one of the bars of the frame and having its end located between the flanges, and a set-screw for clamping the plate in place" (lines 92-103).
Date: November 30, 1886
Creator: Holland, Willis Asa
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Clip (open access)

Wire-Fence Clip

Patent for a clip for wire fences. Illustration included.
Date: April 30, 1907
Creator: Howard, Mentor
System: The Portal to Texas History