Resource Type
7 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 7 of
7
Improvement in Cotton-Presses.
Patent for "an improved cotton-press, which is mainly devised for use on smaller cotton-plantations for baling smaller crops in a very convenient and rapid manner, with considerable economy in power and hands." (Lines 16-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 24, 1874
Creator:
Koehl, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements In Bale-Ties
Patent for improved Bale-Ties which is designed to unite the two ends of a binder placed around a compressed mass of cotton, hay, or moss.
Date:
November 24, 1874
Creator:
Reese, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Scaffold-Clamps.
Patent for a reusable scaffold clamp for assembling builders' scaffolds, eliminating the need for nails or bolts.
Date:
April 24, 1874
Creator:
Crockett, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Wiring Picket-Fences.
Patent for a new improvement in apparatus for wiring picket-fences to hold the wires tight, including illustration.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Parks, James Madison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Plows, Planters, and Cultivators.
Patent for a new improvement in combined plows, planters, and cultivators, including illustration.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Urban, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Dish-Washing Machines.
Patent for a dish washer that allows dishes to be placed on shelves and rotated through a column of water. The machine can also be modified for washing clothing. It includes illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Starr, Henry Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Guards for Wire Bale-Ties.
Patent for improving the method of tying the bales together whether it be cotton or hay so that the material will not get cut into by the wiring.
Date:
February 7, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History