Cotton-Blocking Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Cotton-Blocking Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for an attachment for cultivators for arranging blocks of cotton onto a stand. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Horner, John P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which has a hoe on one side and a cultivator on the other.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Dittrich, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Blocking Attachment. (open access)

Cotton-Blocking Attachment.

Patent for a cotton blocking attachment for cultivators.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Horner, John P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gate. (open access)

Automatic Gate.

Patent for an automatic gate that can be unlatched and opened by a vehicle approaching; and then, closed and latched again after passage of the vehicle. The automatic gate is reliable, not easily deranged, and simple in construction.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Laas, Louis August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press which uses less power to press hay the same tightness as current baling presses.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Smith, Ernest D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar. (open access)

Collar.

Patent for "improvements in turned down collars, the object of the invention being to effect an improvement in the construction of a turned down collar so that the collar is prevented from getting over the vest, and to also improve the fit of a vest and coat in the back." (lines 8-14)
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Rogers, Richard T. & Rogers, R. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvement in plows, allowing for the adaptable use of walking or riding plows with the use of a wheel and frame with instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Hildebrandt, Henry F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Stalks (open access)

Machine for Cutting Stalks

Patent for machines that cuts rows of stalks, severing them into smaller pieces that will fall to the ground.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Smith, Cullen R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Separator (open access)

Seed-Separator

Patent for a seed separator which uses suction and a rotary beater to separate undeveloped seeds from healthy ones. It is designed to be a cheap and efficient tool to separate good seeds from weak ones, dust, or other foreign objects into different containers.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Rylander, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewing Machine. (open access)

Sewing Machine.

Patent for sewing machine having an embroidering or darning spring presser foot attachment.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Moses, Edward Isac & Kellar, William Edmond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for improved construction of wire stretcher.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Johnson, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a new plow design that is adapted for plowing inclinations, including illustrations.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Salge, Henry F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a plow used in agriculture to level, scatter, and mix soil. Plow has adjustable settings.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Fielder, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History