Harvester Bag Carrier (open access)

Harvester Bag Carrier

Patent for improvements made to harvester bag carriers so a product does not drag the ground and provides ease of transport.
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Schertz, Arthur M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame Hook (open access)

Hame Hook

Patent for hame hook. This invention couples traces to the hames in the harness. Illustration included.
Date: December 25, 1906
Creator: Brister, William T. & Galle, Fritz
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pyrometer. (open access)

Pyrometer.

Patent for improvement in pyrometers for more accurate and reliable use in cooking stoves.
Date: December 25, 1900
Creator: Von Koehring, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tanning. (open access)

Improvement in Tanning.

Patent for improvements in tanning materials: "extractive matter for the manufacture of leather from the wood and bark of the mesquit - a tree of extensive growth on the prairies of western and north western Texas" (lines 9-13).
Date: December 5, 1865
Creator: Park, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Seed-Planters.

Patent for the improvement of seed planters using a gage-wheel "to regulate the depth of the furrow made by the plow" (lines 16-17), including illustration.
Date: December 28, 1858
Creator: Marshall, Frank M.
System: The Portal to Texas History