Cotton Stalk Puller (open access)

Cotton Stalk Puller

Patent for a new and useful cotton stalk puller.
Date: December 14, 1897
Creator: Harwood, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Band Tie (open access)

Bale Band Tie

Patent for a bale band tie. Illustration included.
Date: December 27, 1904
Creator: Robinson, Laurence B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brush Cylinder for Gins. (open access)

Brush Cylinder for Gins.

Patent for a brush cylinder for gins which "aims to provide novel and improved means for securing the brush sticks in place and for enabling them to be readily removed and replaced." (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Robertson, B.A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Knee-Pad. (open access)

Pneumatic Knee-Pad.

Patent for a pneumatic knee-pad, to protect the clothing and relieve pain of workers who kneel for prolonged periods of time.
Date: December 6, 1921
Creator: Shelton, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Exterminator (open access)

Insect Exterminator

Patent for insect exterminator. This invention is used for the extermination of boll weevils. Illustrations included.
Date: December 1, 1908
Creator: Nanny, Wiley Farest
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grading-Machine. (open access)

Grading-Machine.

Patent for a grading machine, this particular patent is designed for the use in building roads.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Blevins, Samuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. Illustration included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Nanny, Wiley F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Washing Machine and Canner (open access)

Convertible Washing Machine and Canner

Patent for a machine that can be converted from a washing machine to a canner, and vice versa, very easily.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Williams, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History