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Improvement in Harrows. (open access)

Improvement in Harrows.

Patent for a new and improved harrow for more flexible use and easier cleaning.
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Buckley, James William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrant (open access)

Hydrant

Patent for fire hydrant to help with easy and quick coupling with fire hose and thus to effect prompt release of water from hydrant at full pressure when being coupled.
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Duey, Otus E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Manufacturing a Medicament (open access)

Method of Manufacturing a Medicament

Patent for a method of manufacturing a medicament. This medicament consists of mixing turpentine and the oil derived from the boiling of cattle shanks. No illustrations.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Davis, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a baling press to be used for hay, straw, wool, and other fibrous materials.
Date: September 15, 1903
Creator: Tate, William Elbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting Device. (open access)

Lifting Device.

Patent for "lifting devices, and particularly to the mechanism adapted for use as a stump-puller and for elevating heavy weights, the object in view being to provide a simple and efficient construction and arrangement of parts whereby sufficient power for elevating heavy weights may be communicated to a rotary shaft or drum, and whereby the means communicating motion to the drum may be moved out of operative position and a brake simultaneously applied in order to relieve the operating-lever from strain when the mechanism is at rest." (Lines 8-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1896
Creator: Jensen, Ole T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for improved construction and variability of cotton chopping and cultivating devices. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 8, 1891
Creator: Rains, Columbus R. & Lanier, Madison
System: The Portal to Texas History