Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine. (open access)

Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine.

Patent for "a machine for destroying boll weevil and other pests which frequent and infect agricultural products" (lines 14-16) using "suction nozzles correlated with a common suction system adaptable to sweep a plurality of rows at a time" (lines 27-30) including illustrations.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Diserens, Thomas H. & McKay, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for improvements to a new cultivator which eliminate side drafting and improving the means of cultivating and adjusting the shovels with ease.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Ashley, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pass-Book (open access)

Pass-Book

Patent for improvements on pass book design, so that the owner's name can be included on the cover of the book, and so that the name can not be easily removed.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photography Exposure Meter (open access)

Photography Exposure Meter

Patent for a Photography Exposure Meter, whereby the correct exposures may be obtained in the taking of pictures irrespective of weather conditions and the period of the day.
Date: April 14, 1918
Creator: Cady, Silas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoemaker's Gimlet. (open access)

Shoemaker's Gimlet.

Patent for a shoemaker's gimlet that bores holes in wooden heels for women's shoes, including illustrations.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Paternostro, Luca
System: The Portal to Texas History