Resource Type

Truck (open access)

Truck

Patent for a conventional truck designed to lift heavy freight above the ground.
Date: September 17, 1901
Creator: Haltom, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for a bale-tie designed to "provide a simple, strong, durable, and easily adjustable tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc." (para. 4), using a hook, a band, and a beveled eye. The hook has a barb attached to the end, and is described as a double hook.
Date: September 16, 1879
Creator: Hill, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Press (open access)

Cotton Press

Patent for a cotton press.
Date: September 29, 1903
Creator: Crow, Robert Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History