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Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for a new and improved bale-tie design with different buckle and band. It includes illustrations.
Date: January 14, 1879
Creator: Johnson, Jordan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Grub-Plow and Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Improvement in Grub-Plow and Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a device to remove grubs from soil, which consists of an adjustable gage-wheel and a cutter to remove grubs and to cut roots. The cutter can be also used to cut cotton-stalks. It includes illustrations.
Date: January 14, 1879
Creator: Talley, Reuben Jones
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wood Pavements. (open access)

Improvement in Wood Pavements.

Patent for a new and improved construction of Bois D'Arc Pavement, which uses two layers of planks that cross at right angle as a base, sand to hold bois d'arc blocks in place and fill gaps in between, and coal-tar covering planks to prevent sand from shifting. It includes illustrations.
Date: January 14, 1879
Creator: Shellenberger, Samuel Luther
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton and Hay Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton and Hay Presses.

Patent for improvements in baling-presses. It consists of movable followers and a sliding drum that has a ratchet secured to a clutch and a shaft. It includes illustrations.
Date: January 21, 1879
Creator: Smithson, Richard T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Door-Securers. (open access)

Improvement in Door-Securers.

Patent for a new and improved safety-locks for doors which consists of only three parts: a screw with sharp points, a nut, and a guard pivoted to the nut. It includes illustrations.
Date: January 21, 1879
Creator: Hine, Miller J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tube-Fastenings for Boilers. (open access)

Improvement in Tube-Fastenings for Boilers.

Patent for improvement of tube-fastenings for boilers which will secure flues in steam-boilers, including illustrations.
Date: January 28, 1879
Creator: Walsh, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Water-Tanks. (open access)

Improvement in Water-Tanks.

Patent for an improved water-tank built with lumbers that are thoroughly dried and covered with asphaltum as waterproof agent. It includes illustrations.
Date: January 28, 1879
Creator: Bardon, Prosper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Planter and Cultivator. (open access)

Improvement in Planter and Cultivator.

Patent for an easily converted machine that can plan corn, drill corn or cotton, or cultivate growing crops, including illustrations.
Date: February 11, 1879
Creator: Bowles, Talbot M. & Farmer, Joesph W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows (open access)

Improvement in Plows

Patent for a plow for use in heavy or wet lands, including illustrations.
Date: February 11, 1879
Creator: Woodward, Lewis E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Ventilation. (open access)

Car Ventilation.

Patent for an apparatus to improve car ventilation, including illustrations.
Date: February 18, 1879
Creator: Knipscheer, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Binder for Paper Tablets. (open access)

Binder for Paper Tablets.

Patent for improvements for tablets for blank paper, leterheads, etc. that holds content securely, including illustrations.
Date: February 25, 1879
Creator: Murray, Bredett C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Ringing Bells. (open access)

Device for Ringing Bells.

Patent for improvements in the construction of devices for ringing bells, including illustrations.
Date: February 25, 1879
Creator: Perry, Elton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Shawl-Strap and Head-Rest (open access)

Combined Shawl-Strap and Head-Rest

Patent for a head rest to be used in cars and other places and can be attached to a seat or shawl, including illustrations.
Date: March 4, 1879
Creator: McLane, Hiram H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cradle. (open access)

Cradle.

Patent for a improved cradle with a fan attachment, including instructions.
Date: March 4, 1879
Creator: Reisor, Andrew S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Wheel-Plows. (open access)

Attachment for Wheel-Plows.

Patent for "invention has relation to improvements in attachments to sulky and other horse-plows" (para. 3). Combines a circle-plate, transverse clamp-ridge, clamps, a bearing plate, a king-bolt, a transverse sleeve, an axle, adjusting collars, and transporting-wheels on said axle.
Date: December 21, 1878
Creator: Cummins, John Randolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Construction of Roofs. (open access)

Construction of Roofs.

Patent for improvements in the construction of roofs, including instruction.
Date: March 11, 1879
Creator: Boyd, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigating Apparatus for Exterminating Insects. (open access)

Fumigating Apparatus for Exterminating Insects.

Patent for ant extermination device. Injects gas into the entrance of (primarily) ant or insect nests.
Date: March 11, 1879
Creator: Mueller, Onno
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in the plow with a heated mold-board to prevent sticking, including illustrations.
Date: March 11, 1879
Creator: Tucker, Argyle W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements applicable to a gang of plows. Ability to adjust depth, security of plow arms, and can plow three rows at once.
Date: March 18, 1879
Creator: Gifford, George Lewis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Riding-Saddles. (open access)

Riding-Saddles.

Patent for an "invention to furnish an improved saddle-tree which shall be light, strong, and durable, being less liable to split or break than saddle-trees constructed in the usual way" (para. 4).
Date: March 18, 1879
Creator: Herring, William Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Making Apparatus. (open access)

Ice-Making Apparatus.

Patent for an ice maker that more effectively handles the chemicals used to freeze water. Use of a more strategically placed condenser keeps steam and liquids separate.
Date: March 25, 1879
Creator: Lee, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scuffle-Hoe (open access)

Scuffle-Hoe

Patent for a garden hand tool for destroying weeds and stirring, or aerating, soil. Used for garden crops.
Date: March 25, 1879
Creator: Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cart-Saddle (open access)

Cart-Saddle

Patent for a more animal-friendly saddle to attach a horse to a cart by adjusting the way the girth is handled as the cart is loaded.
Date: April 1, 1879
Creator: Franks, Ely Anderson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Piano-Forte Actions. (open access)

Improvement in Piano-Forte Actions.

Patent for a new piano-forte action made of sheet-metal, including illustrations.
Date: April 1, 1879
Creator: Roedern, George O. V.
System: The Portal to Texas History