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Insect Destroyer (open access)

Insect Destroyer

Patent for the Insect Destroyer invented by Emmanuel C. Grover. This invention relates to the type of insect destroyers that are adapted to remove insects from growing plants and kill them. This invention is also modified with a moving device to be moved over a growing row of plants and destroy insects therein without injuring the plants.
Date: February 21, 1917
Creator: Grover, E.C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Roof. (open access)

Metallic Roof.

Patent for a metallic roof in which section edges are secured so that they do not become disconnected, intentional bracing prevents sagging, and securing the roof does not require the use of nails, which prevents leaks.
Date: February 21, 1922
Creator: Crawford, Hezekiah H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter and Marker. (open access)

Seed Planter and Marker.

Patent for seed planting and marking machines specifically for planting corn, cotton, or any other seeds required planting in rows. This device allows row planting without a check cord or line as it will drop seeds at regular and variable (adjustable) intervals and mark hills.
Date: February 21, 1922
Creator: Sprowl, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for improved combined cotton choppers and cultivators where the operation of the chopper blades can be instantly controlled from the seat. This is combined with the cultivator shovels carried on the machine to the rear of the revolving chopper blades that are used to cultivate the soil.
Date: February 21, 1922
Creator: Whitaker, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Setting Device. (open access)

Staple-Setting Device.

Patent for a staple setting device. This invention sets staples in blind slats and sticks with a special reference to assist with the setting of staples for the purposes of both construction and repair.
Date: February 21, 1922
Creator: Chamberlain, Kit Carson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor Car Wheel (open access)

Motor Car Wheel

Patent for a more durable and reliable wheel for automobiles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 21, 1907
Creator: Lane, Luther L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating Cotton from its Seed (open access)

Apparatus for Separating Cotton from its Seed

Patent for an apparatus for separating cotton from its seed that uses heat and air to separate the cotton.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Myers, Absalom G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bath-Cabinet (open access)

Bath-Cabinet

Patent for improvements in hot air bath cabinets in which it can employ for a foot or body bath, and be able to control or regulate the hot air current. (Lines 14-18) Illustration is included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Ballard, Silas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Filtering and Heating Device (open access)

Combined Filtering and Heating Device

Patent for a combined filtering and heating device for water that is attached to a dentist chair.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Gambati, Olympio F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Heater and Filter (open access)

Combined Heater and Filter

Patent for a combined heater and filter. This invention is used in a dentists office to regulate the water supply for at the dentists chair. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Gambati, Olympio F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1905
Creator: Hunter, Arthur G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench that can also be used as a pipe. Illustrations included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Green, Eugene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1905
Creator: Kinnison, Hallah C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Bucket (open access)

Well Bucket

Patent for a well bucket. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Fleet, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Starting Device (open access)

Starting Device

Patent for a starting device for internal combustion engines. Illustrations included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Looney, John Pryor
System: The Portal to Texas History
House Screen (open access)

House Screen

Patent for a house screen. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Faires, Elisha & Martin, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spectacles (open access)

Spectacles

Patent for spectacles. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1905
Creator: Trulove, James William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener (open access)

Tire-Tightener

Patent for a tire tightener. Illustrations included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Slay, Frank F. & Henry, Squire M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hammer (open access)

Hammer

Patent for a hammer. Illustrations included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Grant, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Storm-Cellar (open access)

Storm-Cellar

Patent for a storm cellar. Illustrations included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Leddy, Herbert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame Attachment (open access)

Hame Attachment

Patent for a hame attachment. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1905
Creator: Herbelin, Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reciprocating Electric Engine (open access)

Reciprocating Electric Engine

Patent for a reciprocating electric engine. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1905
Creator: Wagner, Bruno Otto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street Sweeper (open access)

Street Sweeper

Patent for a street sweeper. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1905
Creator: Ramsay, Henry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folder (open access)

Folder

Patent for a folder. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1905
Creator: Coleman, Stephen Rutledge
System: The Portal to Texas History