Resource Type

Crossing for Railway-Tracks. (open access)

Crossing for Railway-Tracks.

Patent for incorporating durable gaps within railway-rails to improve performance, with illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Thomas, Lester V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Catcher. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Catcher.

Patent for agricultural devices and more particularly to a device to be attached to a cultivator for catching boll weevil or the like, during the cultivation of cotton.
Date: October 19, 1920
Creator: Stanalan, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie. (open access)

Railroad-Tie.

Patent for railroad ties and especially for a fie made from a log of wood.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Bryant, Joseph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History