Automatic Trailing Device (open access)

Automatic Trailing Device

Patent for an automatic trailing device. This device is made to "successfully follow the tracks of the front vehicle without the use of a driver on the vehicle in tow" (lines 14-17).
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Sloan, Charles Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Boll-Cleaning Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Boll-Cleaning Machine.

Patent for a more practical and compact cotton boll cleaning or ginning machine.
Date: September 7, 1920
Creator: Lokey, Allen T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Valve Lock for Motor-Cars. (open access)

Fuel-Valve Lock for Motor-Cars.

Patent for a fuel shut-off valve for motor cars. The device would prevent fuel from flowing from the tank to the engine with the turn of a key, preventing the vehicle from being stolen.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: McQueen, Roy O. & Batson, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History