Boll-Weevil Destroyer. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Destroyer.

Patent for a boll weevil or insect exterminating device on wheels for use outdoors, including illustrations.
Date: September 11, 1917
Creator: Graves, James Newell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Torch or Burner (open access)

Torch or Burner

Patent for a torch or burner used towards growths on plants and weeds around plants.
Date: March 12, 1917
Creator: Taylor, Samuel T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm-Gate. (open access)

Farm-Gate.

Patent for improvements upon Farm-Gates, through an object that will help in, "the simple and efficient means for either opening or closing the gate upon the pulling of an operating cable."(line 12- 14)
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Skaggs, Silas R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight-Steering Mechanism (open access)

Headlight-Steering Mechanism

Patent for an automobile steering mechanism that turns the headlights to match the path of the car as it is steered.
Date: August 2, 1917
Creator: Shannon, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History