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Pneumatic Cotton Picker (open access)

Pneumatic Cotton Picker

Patent for an improved Pneumatic Cotton Picker. This invention was created to eliminate the tendancy for leaves to be bundled in with the cotton when picked by other Pneumatic Cotton Pickers.
Date: December 10, 1918
Creator: Radford, Will H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Umbrella. (open access)

Folding Umbrella.

Patent for an improved folding umbrella consisting of folding ribs and braces. Additionally, the staff of the umbrella is separable so that the staff can be shortened when the umbrella is closed.
Date: June 10, 1913
Creator: Allen, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History