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Cotton-Knife. (open access)

Cotton-Knife.

Patent for a new cotton knife to provide more versatility in its use. It is "for sampling bales of cotton, and [...] cutting the bagging of the cotton, and a hook whereby a sample of cotton may be plucked out" (lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Bowers, Jacob R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gonzales Reform. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1916 (open access)

Gonzales Reform. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Gonzales, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1916
Creator: Arno, Carl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trunk. (open access)

Trunk.

Patent for traveling trunk "in which all the conveniences of home are embodied. The trunk is especially adapted to the use of tourists remaining abroad for a great length of time" (lines 13-17) and includes spaces for books, clothes, hats, a writing desk, special locking mechanisms, and other features.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Traweek, Katie L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer. (open access)

Insect-Destroyer.

Patent for boll-weevil insect destroyer to that can be attached to cotton cultivator device and used to remove and destroy boll weevils simultaneously to plowing the cotton with the cultivator.
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: McCracken, Ninian S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor (open access)

Motor

Patent for motor in the category of internal combustion engines. This motor increases power and efficiency through the use of heat which was previously wasted in other models.
Date: June 27, 1916
Creator: Harwood, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support for Cotton Pickers' Sacks. (open access)

Support for Cotton Pickers' Sacks.

Patent for support for cotton pickers sacks. Also, it supports the lower end of the bag to prevent wear.
Date: January 16, 1916
Creator: Schnabel, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insulating Tube (open access)

Insulating Tube

Patent for sercuing, protecting, and insulating electrical wires.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Morene, Carl T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Drying Apparatus. (open access)

Cotton-Drying Apparatus.

Patent for a new invention in a apparatus which can be used to dry cotton. This apparatus can be used to dry cotton in a very good loose condition.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Durda, Frank J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History