Bale-Tie. (open access)

Bale-Tie.

Patent for a new and improved bale tie. This design utilizes a strap-iron binder with notches along the sides that allow for a bail to clamp firmly within them; thus, the bale is fastened.
Date: December 30, 1879
Creator: Johnson, Jordan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in the Propulsion of Vessels. (open access)

Improvement in the Propulsion of Vessels.

Patent for improvement in vibrating propellers with continued paddle action that can be attached to a line of boats.
Date: December 30, 1873
Creator: Macowitzky, Charles P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Mold-Boards for Plows. (open access)

Improvement in Mold-Boards for Plows.

Patent for an improved design for plow mold-boards that involves using holes and a water pump to keep the mold-board clear of earth.
Date: December 30, 1879
Creator: Fields, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Insect-Destroying Attachments for Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Insect-Destroying Attachments for Cultivators.

Patent for "a fan or blower conjoined with a box containing any of the various powdered poisons used for destroying vermin which infest growing plants, as cotton, potatoes, &c., operated by a pulley and band, running from the axle of the blower to a wheel on the supporting-axle of the cultivator, seeder, or other machine to which the apparatus may be attached." (Lines 19-27) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 30, 1873
Creator: Hurd, Charles T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Portable Steam-Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Portable Steam-Engines.

Patent for an improved design related to reversible steam-engines meant to economize the space required by the engine and to provide a firm foundation that will allow it to be portable.
Date: December 30, 1879
Creator: Kriebel, Hosea K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for a variety of cotton-bale ties that has has a series of notches and pins that lock together when the ends are brought together.
Date: December 30, 1879
Creator: Singer, Edgar C.
System: The Portal to Texas History