Airship (open access)

Airship

Patent for an airship that is equipped with gas bags to control the ascent and descent of the airship and make it float in case of landing in the water.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Bradshaw, John F. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester (open access)

Peanut-Harvester

Patent for a peanut harvester that uproots the peanut and lifts it for delivery to a carrier. This harvester also includes a pair of colters that roll alongside the row of peanuts to cut grass and loosen the soil, this includes a mechanism for raising and lowering the digging structure and fingers to guide to stems of the plants so that they are not cut.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Phillips, Preston D. & Phillips, Herbert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Fastener (open access)

Door Fastener

Patent is for door locking device for fasteners that can be carried around in a pocket. It is an improvement on models in circulation.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Price, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dasher for Churns. (open access)

Dasher for Churns.

Patent for a more buoyant and compact churn dasher.
Date: June 10, 1913
Creator: Wood, Edmund L.
System: The Portal to Texas History