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Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper and scraper. This design consists in "the combination, with the axle and the wheels, provided with the sleeves, one of which is provided with the spur-wheel of the reach bar secured to the axle, the sleeve mounted on the said bar and provided with the pinion, the arms secured to the sleeve, the curved rods adjustably secured to the arm, and the blades secured to outer ends of the said rods" (lines 8-17).
Date: January 28, 1890
Creator: Jordan, Perry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence Tightener. (open access)

Wire Fence Tightener.

Patent for certain improvement in a wire-fence tightening device.
Date: January 4, 1898
Creator: Gililland, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Straw Cutter (open access)

Straw Cutter

Patent for a rectangular box with attached heavy blade for cutting straw.
Date: January 31, 1893
Creator: Ross, George. W. & Winebrener, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History