Apparatus for Separating Molasses from Sugar. (open access)

Apparatus for Separating Molasses from Sugar.

Patent for " invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Separating Molasses from Sugar" (lines 5-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 6, 1892
Creator: Ellis, Emmett A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a new automatic car coupling design for train cars, including illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1887
Creator: De May, Eugene A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for an improved farm gate that pivots in its center and can be swung in either direction. It is operated by a pull chord and levers. The pull chords are set on posts on either side of the gate, each side having two chords in order to open the gate in either direction. The posts also act as a brace to stop the gate from swinging further.
Date: December 26, 1893
Creator: Mulcahy, Richard T.
System: The Portal to Texas History