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Improvement in Construction of Jails. (open access)

Improvement in Construction of Jails.

Patent for improvement in construction of jails; in which a system of flues in between layers of a double floor provide ventilation through grates in the walls and upper layer of the floor, without compromising security.
Date: October 19, 1875
Creator: Seeber, John A. & Croxton, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement for Apparatus for Cutting Glue. (open access)

Improvement for Apparatus for Cutting Glue.

Patent for a design for a battery-powered wire glue cutter/slicer including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 11, 1875
Creator: Stevens, Hennell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Beef-Steak Tenderers. (open access)

Improvement in Beef-Steak Tenderers.

Patent for improvement in beef-steak tenderer by mounting “two studded or pointed rollers on to a stand; the rollers are arranged one above another, in order to mash the steak by rolling the meat between the rollers.” (Lines [6-9]) Illustration is included.
Date: October 11, 1875
Creator: Billington, Theophilus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Flat-Irons. (open access)

Improvement in Flat-Irons.

Patent for improvement in flat-irons, with description and illustrations.
Date: October 11, 1875
Creator: Sterzing, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Processes for Preparing and Drying Glue. (open access)

Improvement in Processes for Preparing and Drying Glue.

Patent for a process of drying glue that uses superheated steam and a drying chamber.
Date: October 11, 1875
Creator: Stevens, Hennell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Station-Indicators. (open access)

Improvement in Station-Indicators.

Patent for improvements in railroad-station indicators to indicate to passengers the next stations and the distances between them.
Date: October 11, 1875
Creator: Harris, Pliny H.
System: The Portal to Texas History