Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for a clothes-pin made of one piece of wire twisted around with a spring-clamping mechanism for holding clothes.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: Freeze, John A.
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
Self Locking Door For Cotton Presses (open access)

Self Locking Door For Cotton Presses

Patent for a self-locking door clamp for cotton presses, including illustrations.
Date: July 23, 1901
Creator: Westbrook, John Alburt
System: The Portal to Texas History