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Improvement in Car Brake and Starter. (open access)

Improvement in Car Brake and Starter.

Patent for improvements in car brakes "of novel and simple construction" (lines 24-25).
Date: August 21, 1877
Creator: Marean, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Piles for Bulk-Heads and Other Structures. (open access)

Improvement in Piles for Bulk-Heads and Other Structures.

Patent for improvements in piles for bulkheads: "The object of the present invention being to provide a concrete-faced bulk-head composed of piles, each of which may be sunk in position by continuously forcing the sand from beneath the lower end of the pile" (lines 15-19), with illustrations.
Date: August 21, 1877
Creator: Parry, Morgan L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pipe and Bar Cutters (open access)

Improvement in Pipe and Bar Cutters

Patent for a new and improved pipe and bar cutter, which cuts metal and steel. This design is simple, convient, and effective, including illustration.
Date: May 21, 1877
Creator: Astall, Jesse
System: The Portal to Texas History