Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper that attaches to a cultivator.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Hester, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Piano (open access)

Automatic Piano

Patent for an automatic piano that can play longer and is more compact than previous models.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Stauffer, Floyd F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Board-Set and Nail-Driver (open access)

Combined Board-Set and Nail-Driver

Patent for a combined board set and nail driver that allows nails to be driven into wall boards without scarring the wood.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Vaughan, Alonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Manufacturing Carbureted Gas (open access)

Apparatus for Manufacturing Carbureted Gas

Patent for an apparatus that manufactures gas for illuminating and heat generating purposes, including instructions.
Date: May 15, 1911
Creator: Watkins, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Tank. (open access)

Water-Tank.

Patent for a railroad water tank, which automatically opens the discharge valve when the spout is opened.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Miller, Charles H. & Bunnell, Walter A.
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
Mechanism for Gradually Changing Rotative Velocity. (open access)

Mechanism for Gradually Changing Rotative Velocity.

Patent for a mechanism for gradually changing rotative velocity on automatic pianos.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Stauffer, Floyd F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fountain-Brush (open access)

Fountain-Brush

Patent for a brush for cleaning fountains. Illustrations included.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Peeler, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grub-Plow. (open access)

Grub-Plow.

Patent for a grub plow with a better cutter, which can be adjusted to different depths of soil.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Gardner, Eli J. & Odem, David
System: The Portal to Texas History