Machine for Pulling Stumps. (open access)

Machine for Pulling Stumps.

Patent for a new and improved stump-puller. This design consists, "with the main beam, of the rigid crosstree arranged transversely of the same and provided at its end with loose casters, and a pivoted axle or tree terminating in axle-bearings and provided with wheels, and means for adjusting the pivoted crosstree with relation to the beam and rigid crosstree" (lines 11-18).
Date: December 9, 1890
Creator: Perkins, Jesse Isaac
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly Wheel. (open access)

Fly Wheel.

Patent for a design for "improvements in balance or fly wheels, and is adapted to be applied to many different classes of machinery" (lines 15-17). Includes illustrations.
Date: December 9, 1890
Creator: Cameron, Neill A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano Guard and Rest. (open access)

Piano Guard and Rest.

Patent for "an attachment for pianos designed for use as a guard to protect the instrument from injury to the front of the keyboard when being moved through narrow passage-ways, and as a rest for the feet of performers unable to reach the floor to prevent contact and consequent defacing of the lower panels." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 31, 1895
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cylindrical-Bale Cotton-Press. (open access)

Cylindrical-Bale Cotton-Press.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in cylindrical bale cotton presses, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 19, 1899
Creator: Anderson, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History