Sheep-Shears. (open access)

Sheep-Shears.

Patent for sheep shears that have a knife that goes in a circular motion and keeps dirt out of the inner parts of the shears.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Bechtol, William Scott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker (open access)

Cotton-Picker

Patent for a cotton picker. Illustrations included.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History