Insect - Destroying Machine. (open access)

Insect - Destroying Machine.

Patent for a machine developed for the removal of insects from cotton plants by means of rotary brushes on each side and crushing rolls below the brushes to kill the insects dislodged.
Date: September 8, 1903
Creator: Dyer, Charles V. & Willette, Willie S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroying Machine (open access)

Insect Destroying Machine

Patent for an insect destroying machine. Illustrations included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Kelley, Michael C. & Terrell, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Valve-Cap and Tire-Deflator. (open access)

Combination Valve-Cap and Tire-Deflator.

Patent for a device which serves both as a cap for a tire valve and a tool for letting air out of said tire valve.
Date: March 8, 1921
Creator: McComb, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Driving-Rein Guard. (open access)

Driving-Rein Guard.

Patent for a driving rein guard in order to hold the reins of a draft animal.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Sibley, Alexander B.
System: The Portal to Texas History