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Lubricating Device. (open access)

Lubricating Device.

Patent for a new and improved lubricating device. This design consists of "[t]he combination, with the cross-head of an engine or other reciprocating part of machinery, and the guides or ways on which it works, of a reservoir for the lubricant, a wheel for taking up and applying the same to the friction-surface with which the wheel works in contact, and a spring for supporting the wheel" (para. 10). This design prevents dust and other pollutants from entering the reservoir.
Date: January 22, 1878
Creator: Walton, Franklin B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Wrench and Saw-Set. (open access)

Improvement in Combined Wrench and Saw-Set.

Patent for improvements in the "combination of a wrench with a saw-setting device attached to the sliding jaw thereof" (lines 17-19). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 22, 1878
Creator: Backer, Jacob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for new bale-tie formed from a single metal piece where the locking side (B) can be fastened to a rounded eye (C) on the opposite end.
Date: June 22, 1878
Creator: Anderson, William G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cooling Attachements in Barrels. (open access)

Improvement in Cooling Attachements in Barrels.

Patent for improved cooling attachements for larger-beer barrels.
Date: October 22, 1878
Creator: Hoerr, John
System: The Portal to Texas History