Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for an improved cotton-chopper.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Leubner, Carl W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agitator. (open access)

Agitator.

Patent for an improved device to produce a useful agitation of liquid in washing machines by configuring the paddles or blades in the most effective manner, including illustrations.
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Babek, Aloysius S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Package-Tie. (open access)

Package-Tie.

Patent for a tie that fastens the ends of a string together for the purpose of securely wrapping packages, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Forsgard, Edward F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie. (open access)

Railway-Tie.

Patent for a composite railway tie that is durable and adjustable and can be used for both trolley and steam rail systems.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Ogden, James D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Feeding Device (open access)

Water Feeding Device

Patent for "improvements in Water-Feeding Devices" (lines 5-6) to "adjust the rate of discharge of liquid...[and] whose adjusting means shall be capable of accurate regulation to vary the amount of liquid discharged in a given time" (lines 21-24) including illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1914
Creator: Walkup, John A. & Walkup, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History