Cotton Blocker (open access)

Cotton Blocker

Patent for cotton blockers that prevent crops from becoming covered in soil during the harvesting process.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Fowler, Alonzo. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lever-Latch. (open access)

Lever-Latch.

Patent for a lever latch that features improved locking mechanisms for hand levers, including illustrations.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Smith, Asa E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Carrier. (open access)

Water-Carrier.

Patent for a water carrier that is made up of a conveyor for a bucket to and from a well.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Offutt, Ira Emerson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag Holding Device. (open access)

Tag Holding Device.

Patent for a device for attaching price tickets or tags to fabric or other goods, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1914
Creator: Towler, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence Stay (open access)

Fence Stay

Patent for a fence stay. "This invention relates to means for maintaining strands or line-wires of fences in relatively fixed relation to prevent their sagging or being forced apart by the attempted passage of animals between them" (lines 7-11). Illustration included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Price Thomas Mortin
System: The Portal to Texas History