Ant-Trap (open access)

Ant-Trap

Patent for a trap for ants and other burrowing insects which works at the site of the ant-hill or burrow.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Cox, Samuel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Shutter for Poultry-Houses and the Like. (open access)

Automatic Shutter for Poultry-Houses and the Like.

Patent for automatic shutter for poultry houses, which closes with accumulation of rain water and opens upon rainwater drainage.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Hawkins, Fletcher M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mulsher. (open access)

Mulsher.

Patent for a tool to help with farming. It cuts weeds below the surface of the ground and throws the soil towards the row of crops. This tool should help with crop growth.
Date: August 17, 1915
Creator: Sikes, Jonas C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Soaping Washboard. (open access)

Self-Soaping Washboard.

Patent for self-soaping washboards to reduce the amount of soap wasted.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Kennedy, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Tool (open access)

Wire-Fence Tool

Patent for a wire fence tool that is a combination of a hammer, wire splicer, and a wire cutter (in a metal base construction). This tool performs the ability to cut and adjust wires without any additional components.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Murphy, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for improvements to cotton-choppers inculding illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Hamilton, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History