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Corn or Grain Knife.
Patent for an improved corn or grain knife that is simpler in construction and inexpensive to produce. This corn or grain knife is "adapted for use in the hand of the user for clipping the tops of standing grain such as corn, by the simple act of opening and closing the hand" (lines 10-13), including illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Holliday, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Taylor County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Taylor County, Texas.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Smith, William G.; Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.), b. 1877; Rodgers, R. F. & Watkins, W. I.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Texas, Taylor County sheet
Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date:
1918
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher.
Patent for an improvement to devices that receive mail bags from moving locomotion.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Ryan, Augustus M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trousers-Stretcher.
Patent for a trousers stretcher that removes wrinkles and creases from trousers by stretching them. The stretching tension may be increased or decreased as desired.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Johnston, Renord C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence-Stay Machine.
Patent for wire working machines, specifically for automatically making wire fence stays. This machine can be operated manually and it is portable.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Alverson, Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History