Resource Type
States
Improvement in Cotton-Planters.
Patent for a cotton-planting machine which "consists in a distributing-drum, having seed-openings through it, and inclined distributing-agitators inside of it, said drum being applied to turn in a frame which is pivoted to the beam of a shovel-plow, whereby the roller will accommodate itself to inequalities of surface passed over, and uniformly discharge the seed in the drill-rows, after which a drag or coverer will cover up the seed." (Lines 18-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 13, 1874
Creator:
Remsen, Byron & Russell, John E. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Planters
Patent for "a new and useful improvement in Cotton-Planter" (lines 3-4) with "construction and means to adjust the furrow-opener" (lines 6-8) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 13, 1874
Creator:
Troat, Oliver H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Picket-Fences
Patent for improvement for picket fences composed of zig zag settings with their upper ends brought in line and are connected and supported by wires and posts.
Date:
October 6, 1874
Creator:
McGinty, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spike-Extractors.
Patent for "an improvement in the class of nail-extractors in which a gripe or grapple formed of pendent springs or hinged jaws is employed." (lines 7-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 29, 1874
Creator:
Devine, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Windmills.
Patent for the improvement of windmills, including illustrations.
Date:
September 29, 1874
Creator:
Symthe, Peyton.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton - Bale Ties
Patent for tying the ends of cotton bale wires or bands.
Date:
September 22, 1874
Creator:
Szabo, Alexander A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Insect-Destroying Compounds.
Patent for an insecticide that kills ants via fumigation. Ingredients include sulfur, charcoal, potassium cyanide, arsenic, and coal tar.
Date:
September 22, 1874
Creator:
Tottenham, John William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pulverizing Subsoil-Plows.
Patent for an improvement in subsoil plows to pulverize soils, including illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1874
Creator:
Mangham, Josiah T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Dough Kneaders and Cutters.
Patent for new U-shaped dough kneader and cutter, with illustrations
Date:
September 21, 1874
Creator:
MÓ§ckli, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Imporvement in Combined Spades and Hoes.
Patent for a new combination/convertible spade and hoe design with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 11, 1874
Creator:
Cassiano, I. Ygnacio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Couplings.
Patent for an improvement in link and pin car-couplings, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1874
Creator:
Moyer, Alexander L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Destroying Cotton Worms.
Patent for a machine to distribute poison to destroy Cotton Worms, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Nicholas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rein-Holders.
Patent for "improvement in a class of rein-holding devices consisting each of a pivoted, vertically-swinging cam or locking-jaw and a frame...for attachment to the dashboard of a carriage or other vehicle." (lines 7-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1874
Creator:
Royse, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
Patent for a secure cotton-bale tie which is "held securely in place on the hoop or band without depending therefor upon the elasticity of the bale" (lines 12-14), including illustrations.
Date:
August 18, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Choppers.
Patent for an improved cotton-chopping machine, including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1874
Creator:
Burnham, Theodore C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Stalk Cutters.
Patent for an improvement to cotton-stalk cutters by way of an improved framework.
Date:
August 9, 1874
Creator:
Johnston, George; Cairns, John & Johnston, Michael K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Churns.
Patent for "a new and Improved Churn" (lines 5-6) including illustrations.
Date:
August 4, 1874
Creator:
Ewing, Nathaniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
Patent for "an Improved Cotton-Bale Tie" (line 5) including illustrations.
Date:
August 4, 1874
Creator:
Krone, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses.
Patent for "a new and Improved Cotton-Press" (lines 4-5) with illustration.
Date:
July 28, 1874
Creator:
Salmon, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Flat-Iron Heaters.
Patent for a device which rapidly heats a flat or smoothing iron utilizing a lamp with multiple burners which can be adjusted to raise the temperature of the flat iron to the desired degree.
Date:
July 28, 1874
Creator:
Wilmot, Byron
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for a new and improved turn-plow which "consists in several features of improvement, by which the preparation and tillage of soil may be done at less the usual expense, and more than the usual convenience to the farmer." (lines 13-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1874
Creator:
White, Moses F. & Blankenship, Augustus J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Processes for Preserving Wood.
Patent for preserving wood from the ravages of marine insects (lines 7-8).
Date:
July 28, 1874
Creator:
Archer, Roger W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vehicle-Springs.
Patent for "an improvement in springs for carriages" (lines 4-5), including illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1874
Creator:
Richardson, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
Patent for the improvement in cotton-bale ties, with description and illustrations.
Date:
July 21, 1874
Creator:
Cooper, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History