Cotton-Gatherer. (open access)

Cotton-Gatherer.

Patent for a cotton gatherer, which harvests the cotton and boll at the same time.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Ayers, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk cutter for cutting dead stalks left over from the last crop that has an improved rotary cutter and lifting mechanism.
Date: October 22, 1907
Creator: Klock, George Wade
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Purifying Water (open access)

Method of Purifying Water

Patent for a method of purifying water.
Date: October 25, 1904
Creator: Jones, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two Wheeled Vehicle. (open access)

Two Wheeled Vehicle.

Patent for a new and improved two-wheeled vehicle. This design consists, "with the vehicle-body, the side springs secured thereto, and the bow-shaped brackets secured to said springs, of the axle and the shafts secured to the axle, the links pivoted to the axle and the said brackets and suspending the vehicle-body from the axle, the spring having its rear end secured to the vehicle body and provided with an eye at its front end, the cross-bar connecting the shafts, an eyebolt depending from the said cross-bar, and the adjustable link adapted to be lengthened or shortened" (lines 53-64).
Date: October 21, 1890
Creator: Harper, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History