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Insect-Collecting Machine. (open access)

Insect-Collecting Machine.

Patent for a machine to collect insects such as cotton-bool weevils and other pests from crops.
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Ferriott, Charley L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Equalizing the Distribution of Cotton in Cotton-Boxes (open access)

Means for Equalizing the Distribution of Cotton in Cotton-Boxes

Patent for an invention to equalize the distribution of cotton into cotton boxes. The invention uses air-draft elevators in-order to relieve jams and chocked conditions in the elevator-shaft. Illustration included.
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Stephenson, Miner Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press (open access)

Hay-Press

Patent for a press for hay, straw, and similar. This device, intended for horse-powered bailing processes, is designed for cheap and efficient hay press for the bailing process.
Date: May 7, 1901
Creator: Armstrong, James McRae
System: The Portal to Texas History