Resource Type

Improved Mode of Regulating the Velocity and Furling the Sails of Wind-Wheels. (open access)

Improved Mode of Regulating the Velocity and Furling the Sails of Wind-Wheels.

Patent for a new windmill using different parts to help regulate the sails and for folding and unfolding the sails, including illustration.
Date: March 24, 1857
Creator: Witting, F. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Presses.

Patent for the improvement of the cotton press using a cam-lever for operating the side of the press-box with two different application of power, including illustration.
Date: February 16, 1858
Creator: Witting, F. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History