Resource Type

Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk-cutter that employs rotating breaking members to uproot the stalk and cut it rather than simply cutting the stalk and leaving the roots underground.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Buchanan, Amos. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Cotton-Baling Tamper. (open access)

Steam Cotton-Baling Tamper.

Patent for improvements in steam cotton-baling tamper by automating the tamping process and the feed of cotton to the baling hopper. Illustration is included.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: Walker, Jackson Lamar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Pole (open access)

Curtain-Pole

Patent for a curtain pole. Illustrations included.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Doyle, Edward S.
System: The Portal to Texas History