Boll-Weevil Machine. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Machine.

Patent for a pneumatic device to remove and crush boll weevils and their associated bolls on cotton plants, in the ground around cotton plants, and in the air.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Jones, Henry A. & Harrell, Billington C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Retaining Ring. (open access)

Retaining Ring.

Patent for "a new and useful Retaining-Ring" (lines 5-6), including illustrations.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Hornburg, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History