Tie Tamping Device. (open access)

Tie Tamping Device.

Patent for a tie tamping device to be used in building and repairing railroads.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Johnson, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supporting Structure (open access)

Supporting Structure

Patent for portable support stand for suspension weights. Made foldable for ease of use in outdoor farm work. Including illustration.
Date: December 3, 1918
Creator: Neblett, Cyrus W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Digger. (open access)

Peanut-Digger.

Patent for a peanut digger that will go underneath the peanuts, cutting off the tap roots, which preserves the soil because "the soil does not lose the nitrogen contained within the roots." (lines 25-27)
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: West, Wade H.
System: The Portal to Texas History