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Improvements in Velocipedes. (open access)

Improvements in Velocipedes.

Patent for the improvement of velocipedes. Improvements combine foot and band propelling apparatus with guiding apparatus.
Date: December 13, 1870
Creator: Maltby, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Insect-Destroyers. (open access)

Improvement in Insect-Destroyers.

Patent for a device to destroy "winged insects which are destructive to the cotton plants and other vegetation" (lines 19-21) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 6, 1870
Creator: Byrne, Thomas; Strunk, Diedrich & Schott, J. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Lint-Room and Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Combined Lint-Room and Cotton-Presses.

Patent for the improvement of lint-rooms and cotton presses, including a description and illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1870
Creator: Albertson, Ichabod H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Cultivators, Scrapers, and Choppers. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton Cultivators, Scrapers, and Choppers.

Patent for a new cotton cultivator that allows for a worker to adjust the cultivator's angle based on soil depth.
Date: December 27, 1870
Creator: Young, John H. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows (open access)

Improvement in Plows

Patent for a new design for a subsoil plow. Includes instructions and illustration.
Date: December 27, 1870
Creator: Clifton, Josiah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Presses for Hay, Cotton, Etc. (open access)

Improvement in Presses for Hay, Cotton, Etc.

Patent for the improvement of presses for hay and cotton, by means of a screw. It includes an illustration and description.
Date: December 27, 1870
Creator: Cunningham, Matthew G.
System: The Portal to Texas History