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Wire-Straightening Tool.
Patent for a wire straightening tool, with illustrations, that relies on a series of levers and cams to apply pressure to the wire as it is pulled through. The patent notes that "the wires can be straightened quickly and with facility, thereby permitting the using of all twisted and bent wire which has heretofore gone to waste and resulting in considerable saving of metal" (page 2, lines 14-18).
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Cervenka, Frank L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper.
Patent for improvements to the stalk-chopping machine that will strip the ears from the corn while also chopping the corn stalk into bits to fertilize the field.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Bartz, Adolph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester.
Patent for a spark aresster that is designed to prevent the discharge of sparks from a flue, particularly flues for small stoves used in army tents.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Ashby, Bert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spoke and Tire for Automobile and Truck Wheels.
Patent for a new spoke and tire for automobile and truck wheels, with illustrations.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Collier, Aaron
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packet-Holder.
Patent for a packet holder used to wrap and tie a bundle of mail or letters made using a cord and clasp plate.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Ashby, Bert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Snap-Hook.
Patent for a novel snap hook that is easily attachable to an object, but cannot be accidentally detached. The hook utilizes a snap engagement with the bill of the hook and a spring. The hook can be disengaged with finger pressure on the plating.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Carroll, Basil M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shade Roller and Curtain-Pole Bracket.
Patent for an adjustable, screwless support pole for window shades and curtains to be used with windows and shades of different widths.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Leach, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History