Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper that operates by loosening the earth around the cotton plants and chopping them by row. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Gesche, Eugene C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tongue for Farm Implements. (open access)

Tongue for Farm Implements.

Patent for a tongue for farm implements, which regulates the draft of the implement.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Mader, August W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gearing (open access)

Gearing

Patent for a gearing to be used as an attachment for the driving axle of a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Gesche, Eugene C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Skirt-Supporter. (open access)

Skirt-Supporter.

Patent for skirt supporter that consists of a waist belt, skirt supporter, and shirtwaist holder for use under the outer skirt to hold the skirt up in wet weather and keep shirtwaists in place.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Mader, August W.
System: The Portal to Texas History