Grass and Weed Exterminator. (open access)

Grass and Weed Exterminator.

Patent for a grass and weed exterminator, especially those weeds that roots are a network of runners that can't be pulled up. The destroyer plows them up, ten inches or more, and sifts through the dirt, pulling up the network of plants.
Date: September 29, 1896
Creator: Briggs, George, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame. (open access)

Quilting-Frame.

Patent for a quilting frame "pivotally attached to a suspending-bar, whereby either part may be brought beneath the arm of the sewing-machine without requiring the shifting of the goods to bring a new part into position to be quilted until after the exposed portions of the two parts have been quilted." (Lines 24-30) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 29, 1897
Creator: Scoby, William E. & Spoonts, Joseph L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attatchment (open access)

Plow Attatchment

Patent for "converting walking-plows into riding or sulky plows." (lines 10 & 11) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 29, 1905
Creator: Smith, Fletcher & Smith, Joe Vane
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Operating Device (open access)

Gate Operating Device

Patent for a gate operating device. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Pierce, Richard P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment For Churn Dashers (open access)

Fan Attachment For Churn Dashers

Patent for a fan attachment for churn dashers. This invention is meant to aid in keeping flies away from the churn hole. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Moody, Amos Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Money-Changing Machine. (open access)

Money-Changing Machine.

Patent for a machine that provides change in coins automatically.
Date: June 29, 1915
Creator: Dodson, Clifton T.
System: The Portal to Texas History