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Apparatus for Destroying Insects.
Patent for an apparatus used to kill insectects, particularly boll weevils on cotton blooms. The apparatus is attached to a wagon which is driven through a cotton field, and the device knocks off the boll weevil eggs and then suctions them into the device and destroys them by fire.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Morrow, James Morton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade Support
Patent for window shade supports; specifically adjustable curtains, draperies, and shade supports. This invention is to provide a device that is strong, durable, convenient, and functionally effective for the purposes intended.
Date:
July 7, 1913
Creator:
Hammers, Wendell P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Protector.
Patent for knee protectors that provide padding for the wearer when kneeling, attached by springs that allow for comfortable movement and easy donning.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Hooker, Rufus B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manually-Operated Coal-Mining Machine.
Patent for manually mining coal and allows miners to cut coal close to the ground from an upright position, including illustrations.
Date:
July 8, 1919
Creator:
Jackson, Ed
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Union Garment
Patent for union garment underwear for children that can have outer clothes attached to suspenders on the undergarment.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Miller, Tom A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History