Cotton-Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton-Cleaner.

Patent for a machine that cleans cotton by placing the seed into a rotating cylinder it is carried and removed using air presser through spiral fan blades and pins to rid impurities, including illustrations.
Date: September 11, 1860
Creator: Smith, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Beverages and Sirups from Mustang Grapes. (open access)

Improvement in Beverages and Sirups from Mustang Grapes.

Patent for manufacturing a syrup by mixing brown sugar, water, and Mustang grapes.
Date: June 11, 1872
Creator: Wood, Joshua C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Engine (open access)

Steam Engine

Patent for steam engine. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Hill, John A. & Hill, Melvin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History