COTTON CHOPPER (open access)

COTTON CHOPPER

Patent for a simple arrangement to be drawn along a row of standing plants in order to chop or cut out the superfluous plants in the row.
Date: January 7, 1914
Creator: Charles Lomax
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Cooler (open access)

Water-Cooler

Patent for a water cooler that keeps the cooling ice separated from the water to be cooled by means of a receptacle that houses the ice.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: Williams, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Underwaist. (open access)

Underwaist.

Patent for an underwaist specifically designed for juveniles that provides for more comfortable supporting straps crossing the back and chest at the shoulders, extending to the leg to clasp the stockings with the purpose of holding them up, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Johnson, Ida Bassett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Sliding Doors and Windows (open access)

Holder for Sliding Doors and Windows

Patent for a clutch mechanism for sliding doors and windows that ensures the panel can be moved in both directions freely but will not disengage of it's own accord, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: Benson, Jarome F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for improvements to sled cultivators.
Date: September 25, 1917
Creator: Howard, Quinton S.
System: The Portal to Texas History