Filter (open access)

Filter

Patent for "a new and improved filter which is simple and durable in construction and easily and conveniently cleaned without disturbing the gravel" (lines 13-17).
Date: November 6, 1889
Creator: Fretz, Emil & Waespi, Jacob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for "an improved attachment for the mold-boards and landsides of plows, the object being to furnish a plow or similar impliment with an attachable and removable covering for the landside and mold-board, which will prevent the adhesion of soil thereto" (lines 12-18).
Date: November 6, 1889
Creator: Miles, Fredrick Alanson
System: The Portal to Texas History