Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same. (open access)

Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same.

Patent for improving cereal food processing by grinding corn and other grains into meal to convert starch into dextrin, and through drying grains to remove moisture and prevent fermentation (lines 17-23). Additionally, the processing will make the cereal appetizing and easily digestible.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Martha R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disk Harrow or Terracer (open access)

Disk Harrow or Terracer

Patent for a disk harrow or terracer that is more efficient in operation for turning soil with an improved structure and functionality.
Date: October 11, 1921
Creator: {Barnes, Jonathan G.}
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate. (open access)

Crate.

Patent for a fruit and vegetable crate that is collapsable to facilitate transportation, and has strong corners to enable heavy usage.
Date: August 29, 1922
Creator: Cobb, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Picking Cotton. (open access)

Machine for Picking Cotton.

Patent for an improved machine for picking cotton that is designed for the purpose of picking cotton fiber from the plants of the row. The machine is adapted to pass along over the row to extract the fiber from the bolls of the plants. The machine's provision allows for discharging the hairy tuft of the cotton seeds into elevating chutes so that the cotton seed can be discharged into a suitable receptacle mounted upon the framework of the machine.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Threadgill, Wilmer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rear Sight For Firearms (open access)

Rear Sight For Firearms

Patent for rear sight firearm. To help aid in the night with rear vision and align for better direction when used during the night.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Kaempfer Effie May Wagner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Front Sight for Firearms. (open access)

Front Sight for Firearms.

Patent for a luminous rear sight for firearms of all types. Including Illustration.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Kaempfer, Effie May Wagner
System: The Portal to Texas History