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Insecticide (open access)

Insecticide

Patent for an insecticide specifically for insects that burrow into the shucks of corn. "The general object of my invention is to provide a compound capable, when affected by moisture incidental to the sweating of the corn in the crib, of generating a poisonous gas which will permeate the shucks and reach and destroy the insect within the shucks, where it cannot be destroyed by simply sprinkling the corn with a poisonous powder or solution" (lines 17-25).
Date: September 13, 1892
Creator: Carter, Joseph John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Irrigation System. (open access)

Portable Irrigation System.

Patent for an improved portable irrigation system that can be moved as one whole irrigation system and be able to water larger fields or territory, including illustrations.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Libby, Harry T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Preventing Clogging of the Working Barrels of Pumps. (open access)

Means for Preventing Clogging of the Working Barrels of Pumps.

Patent for an apparatus that prevents the clogging of the working barrels of pumps.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Carmichael, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame. (open access)

Quilting-Frame.

Patent for an improved and inexpensive quilting frame that can be moved and adjusted.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Gladney, John Ruff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester (open access)

Cotton-Harvester

Patent for an improved cotton harvester for the purpose of increased efficiency, with illustrations and explanations.
Date: August 13, 1918
Creator: Stark, Alvin E. & Garrett, Myers A.
System: The Portal to Texas History