Axle Straightener (open access)

Axle Straightener

Patent for an axle straightener. Illustration included.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Taylor, John Quincy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Cooper sheet

Map displays soil types, creeks, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Cooper Area, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) & Smith, H. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Exterminator (open access)

Insect Exterminator

Patent for insect exterminator. This invention is used for the extermination of boll weevils. Illustrations included.
Date: December 1, 1908
Creator: Nanny, Wiley Farest
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folder for Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Folder for Cotton-Presses.

Patent for a folder for cotton presses, which has better reciprocating rollers than previous versions.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: Jordan, Robert M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History