Resource Type

Maize Header and Cutter. (open access)

Maize Header and Cutter.

Patent for a new and improved hand-operated implement designed for cutting heads of Kafir corn or maize in a more simple and efficient manner, including illustrations.
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Grindstaff, Isaac S. & Johnson, Luke
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ticket-Distributer (open access)

Ticket-Distributer

Patent for improvements of Ticket-Distributers in telephone offices and similar establishments.
Date: August 13, 1918
Creator: Mendeck, Fred C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sack for Cotton-Pickers (open access)

Sack for Cotton-Pickers

Patent for improvements to sacks of cotton-pickers which include adjustable, flexible, and tublar design that is reversible and detachable. It is open at both ends and includes detachable fasteners for these ends. Illustrations included.
Date: August 7, 1917
Creator: Whiteker, Bosque M.
System: The Portal to Texas History