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Combined Funnel and Dipper. (open access)

Combined Funnel and Dipper.

Patent for a ladle with an attached funnel for pouring the liquid out.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Hanson, Henry Harrison
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker's Shade. (open access)

Cotton Picker's Shade.

Patent for a new and improved cotton picker's shade. This design "consists of a portable frame having an adjustable and detachable awning or shade . . . for the use of cotton-pickers and others whose vocation obliges them to work in the field during the hot season" (lines 19-23).
Date: June 14, 1881
Creator: Arnold, William Noah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss. (open access)

Truss.

Patent for improvements to trusses, which uses "a pair of spring hangers each carrying a pad of particular construction and arrangement" (lines 9-11). Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 14, 1916
Creator: Gilmore, Aaron W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Seat. (open access)

Wagon-Seat.

Patent for a detachable wagon seat.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Wood, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Frame (open access)

Knockdown Frame

Patent for improvements to the knockdown frame for easy setup and take down and for supporting a block and tackle. This invention also provides a device for locking the fall rope of a block and tackle after the load is raised.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Padgett, Harry H. & Bookout, Louis L.
System: The Portal to Texas History