Improvement in Weeding-Hoes. (open access)

Improvement in Weeding-Hoes.

Patent for improvment of "the construction of weeding-hoes; and it consists in providing the same with an inclined cutting-edge, in such a way that they will enter and pass through the ground more easily than hoes constructed in the ordinary manner." (11-16)including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1873
Creator: Crossland, Henry S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Street-Cars (open access)

Improvement in Street-Cars

Patent for an improvement to Street Cars to better navigate curves. Includes description and illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1879
Creator: Towell, Isaac
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Iron Saddle-Tree Forks (open access)

Improvement in Iron Saddle-Tree Forks

Patent for an improvement in iron saddle-tree forks that are cheaper to construct as well as light and durable. Includes illustration and description.
Date: August 26, 1879
Creator: Wood, John McLane & Bellah, William Newton
System: The Portal to Texas History