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Seed-Separator (open access)

Seed-Separator

Patent for a seed separator which uses suction and a rotary beater to separate undeveloped seeds from healthy ones. It is designed to be a cheap and efficient tool to separate good seeds from weak ones, dust, or other foreign objects into different containers.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Rylander, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disk Cultivator. (open access)

Disk Cultivator.

Patent for a disk cultivator that can be used without supporting wheels, and cuts stalks or tracks while cultivating. It is also adjustable in both height and width.
Date: October 2, 1894
Creator: Brock, Andrew L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horseshoe-Nail Clincher. (open access)

Horseshoe-Nail Clincher.

Patent for an improved simple and efficient clincher for horseshoe nails. It consists of a serrated jaw with a beveled extension, a handle, and two plates that act as springs.
Date: January 2, 1894
Creator: Seeliger, Oswald
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator. (open access)

Fumigator.

Patent for a new and improved fumigator. This design "compris[es] the closed vessel mounted on legs and provided with the removable cover, the fire-box having legs resting upon the bottom of the vessel, the inlet near the bottom and the outlet near the top, and the bellow connected to the inlet" (lines 77-83).
Date: September 2, 1890
Creator: Russell, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History