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Silo. (open access)

Silo.

Patent for new and various improvements in silos, the goal of which is to provide an invention that is "strong, durable, efficient and simple, and comparatively inexpensive to produce"(lines 23-25) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Moad, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo-Anchor. (open access)

Silo-Anchor.

Patent for an anchor designed to be employed for guying, reinforcing, and sustaining an upright structure or silo.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Small, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sealing Device for Cocks. (open access)

Sealing Device for Cocks.

Patent for a device that seals or locks valves or cocks when in operation and not in operation to prevent connection interference.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Caldwell, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Pickers. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton Pickers.

Patent for improvements in cotton pickers which require less labor than manual efforts.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Scheble, Eugene S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Differential Driving Mechanism. (open access)

Differential Driving Mechanism.

Patent for a differential driving mechanism which allows axles to rotate at different speeds, includes illustrations.
Date: July 6, 1915
Creator: Lindsley, Berrien M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pot-Cover. (open access)

Pot-Cover.

Patent for a pot cover with an expansible and contractible cover adapted to be assembled with a utensil of any desired sort. The pot cover provides movable parts (detachable handles) and a locking device for connecting and securing the movable parts of the pot cover.
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Nye, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crimping-Machine (open access)

Crimping-Machine

Patent for "a machine that crimps the edges of lids for lard pails and the like." (lines 8-11) including illustrations.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome Nichols
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner (open access)

Boll Breaker and Cleaner

Patent for new and improved Boll Breakers and Cleaners "for handling and cleaning seed cotton prior to it delivery to the ginning mechanism..." (lines 9-10).
Date: April 26, 1915
Creator: Kinne, Tempel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History