Cotton-Cleaner and Gin-Feeder (open access)

Cotton-Cleaner and Gin-Feeder

Patent for a machine that cleans cotton and feeds it into a cotton gin. Illustrations included.
Date: September 8, 1908
Creator: Sheppard, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
T-Square (open access)

T-Square

Patent for a t-square. Illustrations included.
Date: March 2, 1909
Creator: Whaley, James N. & Self, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut-lock which is compromised of a T-shaped locking-pin that fits the the groves of the bolt and holds the nut in place.
Date: November 28, 1905
Creator: Jinks, Henry Leonard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shears (open access)

Shears

Patent for shears. The shears are meant to be used with corn, sorghum, and picking and pruning fruit. This invention is designed to worn on the hand and "are operated by the thumb and index-finger" (lines 15-17). Illustration included.
Date: March 5, 1907
Creator: Moncus, Joseph Gideon
System: The Portal to Texas History