Automatic Binder Attachment for Hay Presses (open access)

Automatic Binder Attachment for Hay Presses

Patent for automatic binder attachment for hay presses with accompanying illustrations of the patent.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Trigg, John B & Hill, William E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine

Patent for internal combustion engine.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Box, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter Shoe (open access)

Planter Shoe

Patent for a planter shoe. Illustration included.
Date: August 16, 1910
Creator: Pogue, Steward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cultivator. (open access)

Cotton-Cultivator.

Patent for a cotton cultivator, which scratches the stalks of each cotton plant to stunt the plants growth and increase its cotton yield.
Date: March 16, 1909
Creator: Pacha, Anton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow that has "teeth bars or beams and teeth [that] may be readily cleared of rubbish and other obstacles which tend to clog the teeth and interfere with the efficient working of the harrow" (lines 16-20).
Date: June 16, 1895
Creator: Faris, John Wesly
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cuspidor. (open access)

Cuspidor.

Patent for a simple cupsidor that attaches to the floor of railway cars and other places and can be easily cleaned. They are designed to be installed in a line and connected so they can be opened and cleaned at the same time. A valve and a tube hold and empty the contents of the cupsidor.
Date: May 16, 1893
Creator: Simmons, David Pitman
System: The Portal to Texas History