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Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine.
Patent for "a machine for destroying boll weevil and other pests which frequent and infect agricultural products" (lines 14-16) using "suction nozzles correlated with a common suction system adaptable to sweep a plurality of rows at a time" (lines 27-30) including illustrations.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Diserens, Thomas H. & McKay, Frank C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tongs
Patent for blacksmith's tongs. Used to handle and manipulate different sizes of rods and bars that are round.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Beacham, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Brake Mechanism
Patent for a centrifugal break mechanism, primarily designed as an automatic brake device for elevators travelling at an abnormal speed.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Cobb, Albert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Header and Binder
Patent for a mechanically driven header and binder tool that can be mounted to a tractor for use in large-scale agricultural harvesting, with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Swofford, Marvin L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surf-Toboggan
Patent for improvements to surf toboggans so that the outer casing does not have to be ripped out in order to turn the toboggan inside out for drying purposes. This invention includes flaps with lacings on the inner and outer casings.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Silvernail, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Crate
Patent for a crate for use in shipping live pigs which allows for the free movement of the animal's legs while maintaining separation from other animals for identification purposes, including illustrations and instructions for use.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Hirst, John A. & Hirst, Samuel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shadowgraph.
Patent for "improvements in shadowgraphs" (lines 12-13) "to afford entertainment and amusement" (lines 22-23) by means of using "a holder for pieces of which a design may be composed" (lines 31-32), including one illustration.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Barler, Eugene Miles
System:
The Portal to Texas History