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Cotton-Picker

Description: Patent for cotton picking in relation to the picking needle that is capable of longitudinal movement.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Johnson, Billie

Combined Water Gage and Recorder

Description: Patent for a combined gage and recorder meant to measure the water used in steam generators.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Holland, J. M.

Crate.

Description: Patent for an improvement in crates that contains fruit in perfect condition without any bruising or mashing and can be stacked on top of each other.
Date: July 27, 1920
Creator: Woodruff, William Douglas

Animal-Trap

Description: Patent for an animal trap which is to be sprung by the animal when the bait is touched. It is constructed in such a manner that the animal will be instantly killed. The metal parts of the trap are to create a strong and durable trap and to be manufactured at a small expense.
Date: April 5, 1921
Creator: Brewington, Philip Jennings

Incinerator-Closet

Description: Patent for an incinerator closet with "the purpose of receiving human excreta so the contents may be dried out and burned up" (lines 11-13) within a fireproof device, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Greene, George A.

Casing-Elevator.

Description: Patent for a casing elevator used to remove casings of various diameters from wells. The main specialty of this invention is the use of hinged sections containing pivoted jaws to clamp around the casings.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Boyter, Arthur J.

Spring-Wheel.

Description: Patent for a heartier spoke to be used in place of wooden spokes. This spoke can be inserted and substituted for a wooden one.
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Stewart, Joseph B. & Winfrey, John D.

Soap Powder

Description: Patent for soap powder that dissolves easily and may be used in all types of water. Soap will make fabrics white and easy to iron.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Diffee, Sarah Jane

Fly-Killing Device.

Description: Patent for an improved fly swatter specifically for killing flies in harder to reach places, such as a wall or ceiling, and is "simple and inexpensive in construction" (lines 12-13).
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Hannon, George M.

Finger-Guard for Children.

Description: Patent for a finger guard to keep children from sucking on their fingers. The device is also easy to construct and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Cade, William H.

Restaurant Serving Mechanism

Description: Patent for a restaurant serving mechanism. The mechanism is a wagon-like structure intended to make serving food and cleaning up tables a more streamlined process.
Date: June 30, 1920
Creator: Mabry, Raymond A

Doffing Brush

Description: Patent for providing "a brush the doffing elements of which are held firmly between the saws and the gin". (Lines 10-12).
Date: December 5, 1918
Creator: Wooldridge, John

Deep-Well Pump

Description: Patent for a deep well pump. The pump allows for existing well casing can be adapted to support the pump and valves without being removed.
Date: March 2, 1920
Creator: Ligon, Arthur Lee

Cotton Stalk Cutter and Insect Killer

Description: Patent for improvements to mechanical cotton stalk cutting and insect destroying apparatus. The machine's object is "cutting the stalks into small pieces, and the crushing the stalks so as to crush and destroy insects which may be upon the withered stalks." (lines 26-29).
Date: September 5, 1922
Creator: Batla, Thomas H. & Holan, Heny J.

Belt Attachment for Trousers.

Description: Patent for a new invention of belt loops for trousers that are located inside the waistband with "the loop in the middle of the back being located lower than the others, and a belt confined entirely within the trousers and secured to the trousers at the front only and at a point lower than the adjacent loops." (lines 71-77).
Date: September 28, 1915
Creator: Woodruff, William Douglas

Automatic gas-lighter

Description: Patent for automatic gas lighter, designed for igniting the headlights of auto vehicle, the principle object was to attach a simple automatic lighter to any automobile which is cheaper and reliable.
Date: July 11, 1916
Creator: Ben F. Keith

Automatic Circuit-Control Apparatus

Description: Patent for an automatic circuit control that uses electro-magnetics. The invention is primarily used for making or breaking circuits.
Date: November 29, 1913
Creator: Barron, Melvil

Knee-Protector.

Description: Patent for a durable, sleeve-like knee protector which contours the knee for comfort and allows for easy application and removal. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: December 9, 1913
Creator: McCall, Dougald Bell

Stalk-Cutting Attachment for Plows

Description: Patent for Stalk-Cutting attachment for Plows. Device is connected to machine to cut or chop stalks ahead of plow
Date: December 16, 1913
Creator: Sumrall, Navada W. & Bigham, Robert C.

Stalk-Cutter Attachment for Plows.

Description: Patent for "stalk cutting attachment for plows" (line 10), particularly for chopping cotton stalks.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Lancaster, Eanester W.

Time-Indicator.

Description: Patent for time indicators wherein the time noting figures are carried upon rotary disks that are constructed and arranged as to expose the proper time in hours, minutes, and seconds to a face plate.
Date: February 3, 1914
Creator: Bentley, William G.

Tire-Casing-Repair Tool.

Description: Patent for improvements in the tools for repairing blow outs or punctures in parts of tire casings or shoes. Illustration is provided.
Date: August 3, 1915
Creator: Tingle, Claude

Socket Attachment for Harness

Description: Patent for " harness construction ... whereby one strap of a harness is slidably connected with another strap. the device serving to reinforce that strap through which the slidable strap extends." (lines 9-14). Including illustrations.
Date: February 15, 1915
Creator: Westerman, Augustus H.
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