Cotton-Harvester. (open access)

Cotton-Harvester.

Patent for a cotton-harvester meant to pick the ripe cotton but leaves the plants or unripe cotton and to improve the construction of cotton-harvesters.
Date: February 25, 1896
Creator: Pickering, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canopy. (open access)

Canopy.

Patent for a canopy for beds and sofas to keep out insects.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Swanwick, Harry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary and Method of Securing the Pipe-Gripped Device Thereon (open access)

Rotary and Method of Securing the Pipe-Gripped Device Thereon

Patent for a rotary drill and method of securing the pipe gripping device onto it to lessen the strain on the drill parts.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Buffer (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel Buffer

Patent for an improved construction for a vehicle-wheel buffer which eliminates deterioration of its components found in ordinary type buffer. This invention implements an anti-friction mounting which allows the buffer to rotate freely.
Date: February 25, 1915
Creator: Kettler, Martin F.; M. F. Kettler
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sample Taking Device (open access)

Sample Taking Device

Patent for an oil sample-taking device.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Dodds, Redus D.
System: The Portal to Texas History