Seed Planter. (open access)

Seed Planter.

Patent for a "seed planting machine mounted upon a wheeled frame adapted to form a furrow and drop a predetermined quantity of seed at predetermined intervals" (lines 14-19), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Cantrell, Isaac D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Brake for Elevators (open access)

Safety-Brake for Elevators

Patent for lateral pawls to brake the elevator in the event of a cable brake.
Date: March 10, 1911
Creator: Mounts, Edison J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Chute Valve Mechanism (open access)

Seed Chute Valve Mechanism

Patent for a new seed chute valve mechanism with illustrations and instructions.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Cantrell, Isaac D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester. (open access)

Peanut-Harvester.

Patent for a peanut harvester which would loosen peanuts and beat the dirt from them, includes illustrations.
Date: July 6, 1915
Creator: Warren, William M. & Carpenter, Solomon L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gas Valves (open access)

Automatic Gas Valves

Patent for automatic gas valve that will close if the pressure is detected to be too low.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Chism, Sylvester J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Clothes-Press. (open access)

Power Clothes-Press.

Patent for a "manually operated clothes press which is provided with a self-heating iron and a self sprayer" (lines 11-14). Includes a pressure release feature that removes iron from clothing to prevent burning when foot pedal is not engaged.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Mundy, Edmund
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dipping-Vat. (open access)

Dipping-Vat.

Patent for dipping vat used on live animals to remove insect infestation with a reduced risk of injury to the animal.
Date: October 18, 1919
Creator: Mullins, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Jar and Bottle Cleaner. (open access)

Fruit-Jar and Bottle Cleaner.

Patent for a cleaning device that navigates narrow openings of containers, such as bottles and jars, and opens to clean the interior walls of the receptacle.
Date: March 4, 1919
Creator: Hunter, Walter L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detergent Device. (open access)

Detergent Device.

Patent for a washing machine (detergent device) that contains a tank that can hold hand and cold water. This means that the device can be set to have either cold or hot water.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Robinson, Olinthus B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack (open access)

Display Rack

Patent for a display rack. Illustrations included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Hendrix, Julius M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Disk Journal. (open access)

Cultivator-Disk Journal.

Patent for a cultivator disk journal, which is more efficient than previous models.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Doyle, Edward Silas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Standard (open access)

Cultivator-Standard

Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Yeatts, Edward D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Standard (open access)

Cultivator-Standard

Patent for a cultivator standard which allows the pitch and angle of the cultivator to be adjusted.
Date: July 2, 1912
Creator: Yeatts, Edward D.
System: The Portal to Texas History