Cotton Opener and Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton Opener and Cleaner.

Patent for cleaning and renovating cotton and other fibrous materials that are found in the lint that falls from the gin in the regular ginning process.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Renovating Plant. (open access)

Cotton Cleaning and Renovating Plant.

Patent for getting knowledge on how to collect the cotton and make it usable.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: James C. Garner, of Dallas, Texas & Charles S. Reynolds, of Houston, Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine. (open access)

Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine.

Patent for "a combined roasting and grinding machine" (lines 12-13) with a conveyor that moves the coffee from end to end.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Herndon, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Plate. (open access)

Tie-Plate.

Patent for imrpoved tie plates that will prevent the rails from wearing down the ties.
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: Barnes, Ned E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspender Clip (open access)

Suspender Clip

Patent for a clamp, used primarily for fastening the shoulder straps of overall garments but can also be used for suspenders for supporting trousers. Includes illustrations.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Murray, Richard H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Renovator. (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Renovator.

Patent for cotton cleaner and renovator, which can also be used for other fibrous materials. The machine is meant to clean and renovate second grade fiber to a degree that it may be rated as first grade on the market. Patent contains illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C. & Reynolds, Charles S.
System: The Portal to Texas History