Resource Type

Time-Indicator. (open access)

Time-Indicator.

Patent for time indicators wherein the time noting figures are carried upon rotary disks that are constructed and arranged as to expose the proper time in hours, minutes, and seconds to a face plate.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Bentley, William G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter. (open access)

Cotton-Planter.

Patent for a cotton planter by using a pivoted spring-actuated tongue that has a feed-slot and regulating-slide to plant cotton or corn seeds easily and quickly. Illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Schofield, James Drommond
System: The Portal to Texas History