Improvement in Road-Scrapers. (open access)

Improvement in Road-Scrapers.

Patent for an improvement in road-scrapers which "consists in hanging the scoop to the carriage in such a manner that it may always be made to scrape in horizontal planes whether the carriage run on a level surface or on a hill side; and also in certain devices for holding the scoop suspended above the ground while moving from place to place." (Lines 9-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 26, 1872
Creator: Coy, Elihu E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vapor-Burners. (open access)

Improvement in Vapor-Burners.

Patent for "new and Improved Vapor-Burner." (lines 3-4)
Date: March 26, 1878
Creator: Sawyer, Frederick A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Curtain-Rollers and Brackets. (open access)

Improvement in Curtain-Rollers and Brackets.

Patent for the improvement of curtain rollers that may be installed inside or outside the frame.
Date: March 26, 1878
Creator: Morris, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Solutions for Preserving Meats. (open access)

Improvement in Solutions for Preserving Meats.

Patent for preserving perishable foods. The "Texas Meat-Preserving Process." (lines 9-10)
Date: March 26, 1878
Creator: McCulley, Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Horse Hoes and Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Horse Hoes and Cultivators.

Patent for new horse hoe for cultivating crops. Hoe includes circular frame, plows, rollers, caster-wheels, etc.
Date: March 26, 1878
Creator: Brown, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History