Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with adjustable choppers and axles, so that the distance between the hills of cotton and between rows of hills of cotton can be variable. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 9, 1897
Creator: Miller, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for an operating mechanism relating to baling-presses, with illustrations.
Date: July 13, 1897
Creator: Lane, Jefferson D. & James, Will S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Fastener. (open access)

Wire Stretcher and Fastener.

Patent for a new and improved wire stretcher and fastener. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a bar constructed of metal and provided at one end with a claw and having its other end bent at right angles to form an arm provided with a slot or bifurcation forming prongs, one of the prongs being longer than the other, the stud secured to the bar on the side opposite the arm and arranged adjacent to the same and forming a hammer-head, and a handle arranged on the same side of the stud and located adjacent to the claw" (lines 55-65).
Date: September 27, 1892
Creator: Chamberlain, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter (open access)

Stalk-Cutter

Patent for a stalk cutter that is especially adapted for cutting cotton-stalks or cornstalks, although it may be used for cutting any variety of stalks.
Date: April 8, 1891
Creator: Brownlee, Robert N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement. (open access)

Mechanical Movement.

Patent for improvements in mechanical movements by using the “combination of the frame comprising the base, the standard rising from one end of the base, the up-rights rising from the other end of the base, the horizontal bars connecting the standard ………….and reversely coiled around the shaft adjacent the operating-lever at points near the ends of shaft and having its ends secured to the ends of the cross-bar of the operating-lever.” (Lines 6-23, p.2) Illustration is included.
Date: October 27, 1891
Creator: Skaggs, Newton J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for an improvement to gates so as "to simplify and improve the construction of swinging gates and to enable the same to be readily operated without necessitating a persons leaving a vehicle or dismounting" (lines 9-13).
Date: September 27, 1892
Creator: Smith, Thomas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grindstone Attachment. (open access)

Grindstone Attachment.

Patent for improvements in grindstone attachments by providing a tool-holder that is capable of adapt to different-sized stones and for various tools when applied to the frame of a grindstone of a given size.” (Lines 13-16) Illustration is included.
Date: June 30, 1891
Creator: Rainey, John Calvin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oscillating Gate. (open access)

Oscillating Gate.

Patent for "rotary oscillating gates, in which the gate oscillates to close the way or open the same, as may be desired by the operator." (Lines 9-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 18, 1891
Creator: Terry, Cyrus
System: The Portal to Texas History