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Fire and Burglar Proof Safe. (open access)

Fire and Burglar Proof Safe.

Patent for a safe "constructed as to be safe from fire and burglars, and at which the same time may be made lighter, and may be less expensive in manufacture than when made in the usual way." (para. 4). Additionally, safe is airtight and water-proof.
Date: March 18, 1870
Creator: Wilkins, Samuel Adams
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Pickers. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Pickers.

Patent for improvements in cotton picking machines.
Date: October 18, 1870
Creator: Dreeson, Bartholdt
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Presses

Patent for "a new and improved cotton-press" (line 3) using a stationary toothed wheel, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 18, 1870
Creator: Booton, Sinclair
System: The Portal to Texas History