Ax Handle (open access)

Ax Handle

Patent for an ax handle. The handle is a tubular handle which also includes hingedly connected part fitting into the eye of the ax head. Illustration included.
Date: March 4, 1913
Creator: Burks, William Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Destroyer. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Destroyer.

Patent for machine to exterminate boll weevils, including illustrations. This device administers insecticide and captures damaged plants and insects.
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Henry, William L. & Calloway, Irven E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight (open access)

Dirigible Headlight

Patent for updated design for dirigible headlights submitted by Mr. John Alton Fleming. The main aim of this improved design is to create a means by which the application of dirigible lights can "be easily and quickly applied and connected to the automobile and properly connected to the headlights without modifications to the automobile" (lines 17-22).
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Fleming, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History