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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
Acetlyene Generator (open access)

Acetlyene Generator

Patent for an imporived acetlyene generator, "wherein the carbid container or receptacle will be elevated clear above the surface of the water contained in the generator when said receptacle is not discharging into the water."
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Michael, Mack W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Wing Attatchment for Plows (open access)

Sweep-Wing Attatchment for Plows

Patent for adjustable sweep wings that attach near the shovel or blades of a plow, and which will vary the throw of the soil as it is dug by the plow.
Date: May 30, 1916
Creator: Casstephens, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History