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13,705
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567
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Degree Department
Country
States
Year
Month
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. This invention is designed to be adjustable horizontally to operate on crooked rows. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Burton, George W.; Warwick, Vesper V. & Patton, Deacon O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Carlson, Peet
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper with a solid hoe for thinning cotton and a toothed hoe for pulling weeds.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Hart, Granville M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Farm wagon in a field]
Photograph of a farm wagon pulled by two horses. Two men stand in the bed of the wagon. Mounds of straw stand in the field.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Threshing crew]
Photograph of a threshing crew at work. A thresher and tractor are surrounded by a group of men, with bags of grain in the foreground.
Date:
August 5, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Threshing crew]
Photograph of a threshing crew in a field. A traction engine is at the left and a thresher at the right. About 14 men stand in front of the equipment.
Date:
August 5, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Grain sacks and thresher]
Photograph of sacks of grain piled by a mound of chaff. The chute of a thresher, visible above the sacks, shoots chaff onto the mound.
Date:
August 5, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Circulating-Fan
Patent for a circulating fan for cooling rooms. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 11, 1911
Creator:
Jalonick, Hartwell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cigar-Box Clip.
Patent for an inexpensive improvement to cigar box clips or clamps, that will make it easier for the box to be left open at a tilted angle, for the purpose of displaying the cigars or other objects inside.
Date:
November 21, 1911
Creator:
Holder, Andrew Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for a churn operating mechanism, which can be attached to a wall.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Wiley, Alvin Herbert; Lathem, Diah Walter & Lathem, Mariand Wiendfield
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Motor
Patent for a spring motor intended to operate churns. It has a quality which allows it to be stopped or interrupted during its operation.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Murdock, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel.
Patent for a wheel with an improved design that includes shock absorbing springs radiating from the hub, sectional tread for traction, and a metallic construction in place of a pneumatic tire for increased durability. Includes illustrations.
Date:
March 10, 1911
Creator:
Smoot, Lonnie C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick Fire Box Construction.
Patent for an improved fire box liner construction for oil fueled locomotives that is made from bricks in an interlocking design that does not require cement and will not shake apart from vibration. Includes illustrations.
Date:
September 12, 1911
Creator:
Blackmond, William C. & Stoy, Guy Everett
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool.
Patent for a combination tool for pipe fitters and mechanics. The tool can be combined with a number of separate tools, including a die-stock and tap. The tool is foldable when not in used.
Date:
December 19, 1911
Creator:
Richardson, Charlie N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bookbinding
This is a letter patent for the bookbinding invention as a means for holding books, pamphlets, catalogs, and other similar paper materials together. The purpose of this invention is to make it possible to place additional material inside the same covers, and with the original contents of a book without breaking or tearing the binding.
Date:
June 22, 1911
Creator:
Robinson, Edward K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wagons loaded with grain sacks]
Photograph of line of six wagons, each drawn by a team of two mules. The wagons are filled with grain sacks. Four men and two boys are driving the wagons.
Date:
[1911..1934]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Building being moved]
Photograph of a small wooden building on a wheeled platform, pulled by a team of four horses. One man is driving the team, a second stands next to the team.
Date:
[1911..1934]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Team of horses pulling a plow]
Photograph of a team of six horses pulling a disc plow. A young man is seated on the riding plow.
Date:
[1911..1934]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
B B Developer (Broken Bow, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1911
Weekly newspaper from Broken Bow, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 3, 1911
Creator:
Pyle, Claude
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
B B Developer (Broken Bow, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 1911
Weekly newspaper from Broken Bow, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 10, 1911
Creator:
Pyle, Claude
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
B B Developer (Broken Bow, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1911
Weekly newspaper from Broken Bow, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1911
Creator:
Pyle, Claude
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
B B Developer (Broken Bow, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1911
Weekly newspaper from Broken Bow, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 8, 1911
Creator:
Pyle, Claude
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
B B Developer (Broken Bow, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1911
Weekly newspaper from Broken Bow, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1911
Creator:
Pyle, Claude
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 28, 1911
Semiweekly newspaper from Idabel, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 28, 1911
Creator:
Old, W. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History