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Combined Cotton Chopper and Planter (open access)

Combined Cotton Chopper and Planter

Patent for a combined cotton chopper and planter, made to be easy to construct and easy to convert between functions.
Date: October 11, 1892
Creator: Parker, Francis H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed Attachment for Invalids. (open access)

Bed Attachment for Invalids.

Patent for a new and improved bed attachment for bed-ridden persons. This design "consists, principally, of a frame, hinged between the side boards of the bedstead, said frame having a removable seat and adapted to be brought to a vertical position for supporting the [bed-ridden person] in a sitting position. The invention also consists in the construction and arrangement of parts" (lines 10-16).
Date: October 11, 1881
Creator: Brown, Joshua Perry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fruit-Pickers. (open access)

Improvement in Fruit-Pickers.

Patent for an improved fruit-picking tool explaining the construction and usage of the tool, including illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1878
Creator: McConnell, William V. & Dickerson, Charles M.
System: The Portal to Texas History