Convertable Corn Sheller and Grater. (open access)

Convertable Corn Sheller and Grater.

Patent for a simple and inexpensive convertible corn sheller and grater that, when shelling, can fill a receptacle without spilling or clogging. The sheller also separates dust from the corn. The grater is easily removable for cleaning.
Date: February 20, 1894
Creator: Crockett, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for connecting pipe-sections (open access)

Machine for connecting pipe-sections

Patent for embodying an improved construction whereby the ends of relatively heavy and large pipe sections be screwed together with minimum amount of manual labor.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Simms, Joe M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Gate (open access)

Railway-Gate

Patent for a railway gate that can be operated from a distance. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Buchannan, Edward M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bellows for Pneumatic Leaf Turners (open access)

Bellows for Pneumatic Leaf Turners

Patent for bellows to leaf turners
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Holcom, Jarret C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discharge-Tube for Fertilizer-Distributors. (open access)

Discharge-Tube for Fertilizer-Distributors.

Patent for a device to evenly dispense fertilizer to soil. This is an agricultural device.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Kerr, Oscar F.
System: The Portal to Texas History