Resource Type
States
Improvement in Drawing Off Tallow, Lard &c., from Rendering-Tanks.
Patent for a new method for drawing off tallow, lard, etc. from pressure tanks by introducing water. This includes illustrations.
Date:
June 7, 1870
Creator:
Archer, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fence.
Patent for a new fence design that "can be adapted to any desired length, width, or height" (lines 14-15). The patent includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
February 15, 1870
Creator:
Kerr, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Furnaces.
Patent for improvements in furnaces, using steam to create heat. It includes a description and illustration.
Date:
April 12, 1870
Creator:
Morris, Joseph R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Grinding-Mills.
Patent for an improvement in grinding mills which purports to save time.
Date:
November 15, 1870
Creator:
Westmoreland, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gun-Locks.
Patent for "a novel application of hair-trigger catch to the main trigger, which operates together with a holder and separate springs." (Lines 30-33) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 16, 1870
Creator:
Deutz, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 Kilns.
Patent for an improvement in the construction of kilns.
Date:
September 27, 1870
Creator:
Taylor, Peter C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Bending Stirrups.
Patent for an invention that "is to provide a simple and efficient machine for bending and shaping stirrups for saddles" (lines 10-12). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
February 1, 1870
Creator:
Forest, Demsey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ox-Bows.
Patent for improvements to ox-bows so that they "shall not require bending, and which may be made in parts of the country where timber suitable for bending is scarce" (lines 9-12).
Date:
May 24, 1870
Creator:
Moore, Alfred L. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Permutation Locks.
Patent for improvements to permutation locks by various means.
Date:
September 27, 1870
Creator:
Hall, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pitmen.
Patent for "a new and and useful Improvment in Crank and Pitman;" (lines 3-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 17, 1870
Creator:
Kealy, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
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
Improvement in Refining and Ageing Liquors.
Patent for improvement in refining and ageing liquors, including an illustration. The process includes expelling air from distilled liquors, heating them to a boiling point and then cooling them in a waterbath, through the use of a closed, air-tight vessel surrounded by an open water-vessel.
Date:
May 10, 1870
Creator:
Gilman, Samuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saw-Set.
Patent for an invention "which can be used for setting the teeth of all kinds of saws by hand, and without requiring and intricate machinery" (lines 15-18). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
February 15, 1870
Creator:
Harris, H. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saws.
Patent for improvement in saws by way of the construction of beveled edged teeth with concave sides.
Date:
April 26, 1870
Creator:
Littlepage, C. V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Shackles.
Patent for a shackle for the hands and feet that is designed to prevent the use of objects in order to escape.
Date:
September 30, 1870
Creator:
Belcher, Melvin Anderson & Perrenot, George Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sulky Plows
Patent for the improvement of sully plows by regulating the depth of furrow.
Date:
April 5, 1870
Creator:
Boyd, John G. & Bailey, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Thrashing-Machines.
Patent for "new and useful improvements on machinery for thrashing various kinds of grain, whereby the work is performed in a very rapid and perfect manner, without impairing the straw." (lines 28-32) Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
September 13, 1870
Creator:
Fuos, Matthias
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in treating grain to obtain extractive matter for coloring and flavoring spirits.
Patent for "Improvement in the Mode of extracting Flavors from Grain." (lines 3-4)
Date:
June 14, 1870
Creator:
Gilman, Samuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Trusses.
Patent for improvements in the wiring and metal plates in self-adjusting trusses.
Date:
September 27, 1870
Creator:
Baker, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Turbine Water-Wheels.
Patent for a new turbine water wheel, which is said to alleviate past problems with older model turbines. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1870
Creator:
Chadwick, H. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Two-Horse Equalizers.
Patent for an adjustable device that redistributes weight so that two animals of unequal strength can perform their equal share of work. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 2, 1870
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for the improvement of the structure of washing machines. The illustration and description show that an improved washing machine, formed by the combination of the open or ribbed roller F F and handles G g1 g2 with the box A B and perforated false bottom E.
Date:
September 27, 1870
Creator:
Harper, Elijah S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History