Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a plow that "deposit[s] a portion of the loosened soil in the bottom of the furrow" (lines 17-19). It is an improvement on double shovel plows, especially on how the sheaths are spread and braced.
Date: November 6, 1894
Creator: Whatley, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive swinging gate that is strong, durable, and doesn't sag. It can be fully opened and easily conteracted.
Date: November 6, 1894
Creator: Hefner, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for "improvements in car couplings and it has for its general object to provide a coupling embodying such a constructions that two cars may be connected together or disconnected without the objectionable necessity of a trainman going between them." (Lines 11-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 6, 1894
Creator: Tunnell, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History