Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk cutter that is light but durable that cuts the stalks up small enough that they can be plowed under the field to enrich the soil for the next crop.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Cooper, Joseph P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screen Catch (open access)

Screen Catch

Patent for a screen catch. This invention is a combined catch and lock design. It is "used for holding screen-doors, window-screens, and the like in a closed position" (line 15-17). Illustration included.
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Huber, Frederick K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Attachment for Movable Objects. (open access)

Electric Attachment for Movable Objects.

Patent for an electric device that can be attached to equipment such as plows or tractors which sends an electric current underground where the plow is going that prevents dirt from sticking to the equipment and clogging it when the ground is slightly wet.
Date: May 28, 1907
Creator: Dawkins, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevating, Conveying, and Cleaning Apparatus (open access)

Cotton Elevating, Conveying, and Cleaning Apparatus

Patent for a cotton elevating, conveying, and cleaning apparatus for dealing with seed cotton. Illustration included.
Date: September 24, 1907
Creator: Tidwell, Albert F.
System: The Portal to Texas History