Resource Type

Quilting-Machine. (open access)

Quilting-Machine.

Patent for a sewing machine that stitches in rows or patterns, using select techniques to stitch through layers of fabric and batting, in the manner of old-style hand quilting. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1884
Creator: Woods, Evans
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Stalk Cutters. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Stalk Cutters.

Patent for an improvement to cotton-stalk cutters by way of an improved framework.
Date: August 9, 1874
Creator: Johnston, George; Cairns, John & Johnston, Michael K.
System: The Portal to Texas History