Resource Type

Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for a new wheel that preserves the life of its parts using oil or other lubricant that flows into grooves etched into rims from compartments between the felly sections.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Hanna, Oscar Velandingham
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traction Gang-Plow (open access)

Traction Gang-Plow

Patent for a traction gang-plow. Illustration included.
Date: April 12, 1910
Creator: Johnson, Charles J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a machine to thin and cultivate cotton plants without covering them with debris. Designed to be used with most cultivators and to be inexpensive to construct.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Gunn, Jc. Christon
System: The Portal to Texas History