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Apparatus for Baling Cotton. (open access)

Apparatus for Baling Cotton.

Patent for improvements to an apparatus that softens and compresses cotton, and prevents clogging and breakage. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 5, 1890
Creator: Goldthwaite, Joseph G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Hay-Press (open access)

Automatic Hay-Press

Patent for a motor powered automatic hay press.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Laughlin, Aries C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Lock. (open access)

Bicycle-Lock.

Patent for a new and improved bicycle lock for "application to bicycles and comprises the novel features hereinafter described and claimed" (line 11-13).
Date: December 26, 1899
Creator: Nordhausen, Otto Von
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Attachment (open access)

Bottle Attachment

Patent for attachment that prevents a person from accidentally consuming poison.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Drouilhet, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in bale-ties (open access)

Improvement in bale-ties

Patent for cotton bale ties, involving a lateral arm. Includes illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1872
Creator: Lloyd, Arnold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Box and Bale Hooks. (open access)

Improvement in Box and Bale Hooks.

Patent for "a guard or shield, of leather or other equivalent material, combined with the handle or shank of the hook used for turning or otherwise handling bales or boxes, &c., to prevent the hands from rubbing or pressing against the bale or box, whereby the are often injured." (Lines 6-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 26, 1874
Creator: Knight, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator (open access)

Indicator

Patent for indicator "for vessels by which to show accurately and readily the draft of the vessel, as well as any list and pitch that may exist" (lines 8-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1901
Creator: Bennison, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening for Plastic Ties and the Process of Making the Same. (open access)

Rail-Fastening for Plastic Ties and the Process of Making the Same.

Patent for " an improvement in rail-fastenings for plastic ties and the process of making the same." (lines 12-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 26, 1905
Creator: Percival, Herbert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing. (open access)

Railroad-Crossing.

Patent for a simple and durable railroad-crossing that "consists of a center piece, and two side pieces for clamping the main track rails in place" (lines 12-14). It can be easily set up and connected with the rails.
Date: December 26, 1893
Creator: Keenan, Michael J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Retaining Wall, Bulkhead, &c. (open access)

Retaining Wall, Bulkhead, &c.

Patent for certain new and improved invention for protecting the banker or face of the ground from erosion.
Date: October 26, 1897
Creator: Judson, William V.
System: The Portal to Texas History