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Improvement in Cotton and Corn Planters.
Patent for a new and improved cotton and corn planter design with an axle that has agitators, including illustrations.
Date:
December 10, 1878
Creator:
Hall, James Madison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Condensers.
Patent to improve the compressing-roller design in a cotton gin, to keep the mechanisms from clogging. This is an addition to a previous patent by the same inventor that improved methods of cleaning the cotton. It includes an explanation with references, and illustrations.
Date:
December 10, 1878
Creator:
Donovan, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for a new and improved Shovel-Cultivator design with adjustable parts and various shapes of shovels, including illustrations.
Date:
December 10, 1878
Creator:
Smith, Matthew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wasing-Machines.
Patent for improvements in washing machines.
Date:
October 10, 1871
Creator:
Lee, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Water-Proof Joints for Roofing-Boards.
Patent for the improvement of water-proof joints for roofing-boards, including illustrations.
Date:
March 10, 1874
Creator:
Beazely, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inprovement in Sulky-Cultivators.
Patent for an improved sulky cultivator which lists description on how to build the cultivator.
Date:
January 10, 1871
Creator:
Jordan, Hugh P
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wheel-Cultivators.
Patent for "a new and useful machine for Plowing"
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Hodges, Ludia H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Riding-Saddles.
Patent for improvement in riding saddles that are constructed from saddle-tree in a manner to facilitate the mounting of a horse, and to furnish additional safeguards against being thrown.
Date:
June 10, 1873
Creator:
Hamil, Robert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vehicle-Wheels.
Patent for an "invention to provide a vehicle-wheel that is capable of being expanded so as to fit the tire". Patent for an invention to facilitate removing and replacing wagon or buggy tires.
Date:
July 10, 1877
Creator:
Racer, Martin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvment in Cultivators.
Patent for improvement in digging or cultivation machines primarily adapted to the cultivation of cotton. Includes parts that can be added or removed from the machine, thereby reducing the number of machines needed for farm work. Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
September 10, 1872
Creator:
Forsgard, Gustave A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Metallic Window-Blinds.
Patent for "a blind which acts both as a barrier to the progress of flames attacking windows and as a convenient shutter for the common purposes, and is adapted to be adjusted and securely locked in an open or closed position." (Lines 21-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1875
Creator:
Mackrell, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rotary Cultivators.
Patent for a machine for "opening ditches to drain land and form fences, and to grade railroads, &c." (lines 15-17) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Tadlock, Sevier
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Masks for Horses and Cattle.
Patent for a slitted leather mask for animals to be used for horses, cattle, etc. to deter the jumping of fences. Patent for "mask, covering the eyes of the animal, leaves him with a sufficiently free vision, and being thoroughly ventilated, will not injure his eyes".
Date:
July 10, 1877
Creator:
Trueblood, Albert H
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Permutation-Locks
Patent for an improvement in permutation locks.
Date:
March 10, 1874
Creator:
Hall, Phidello W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Fences.
Patent for a new and improved fence, the materials for which would could be easily obtained by farmers and the results would be strong enough to contain livestock.
Date:
August 10, 1878
Creator:
Lenox, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Photographic Backgrounds.
Patent for a new way of "holding and manipulating photographers' backgrounds" (line 19) including illustrations.
Date:
June 10, 1879
Creator:
Moberly, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Insect-Exterminators.
Patent for an improved insect exterminator design with modifications especially suitable for cotton fields, includes illustrations.
Date:
June 10, 1879
Creator:
Walker, John Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Medical Compounds for Treating Chills, Fever, &c.
Patent for the improvement of medical compounds for treating chills and fevers. The patent states the components of a "True Ague Pill."
Date:
October 10, 1871
Creator:
Bevill, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Baling Presses.
Patent for improvements to "the construction and combination of the levers, rack-bars, and pawls with each other, and with the follower and baling-box" (lines 15-17).
Date:
May 10, 1870
Creator:
Stroud, Bryant F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for "a perfectly-tight fastening - one that will not slip or give, and one that can be easily and quickly unfastened without cutting the band, or in any way injuring the part." (Lines 16-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Krieg, Christian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for "an improved plow, which shall be so constructed that it may be readily adjusted for use as a subsoil-plow, as a turning-plow, as a scraper and cultivator, and as a scraper, cultivator, and hiller, and which shall be simple in construction and effective in operation in either capacity." (Lines 11-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Newton, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Postage or Revenue Stamps.
Patent for an improvement in postage or revenue stamps. Patent for postage or revenue stamp "composed of two superposed sheets or layers, A B, the top layer carrying the printed designs, having parallel incisions therein, and the bottom layer being provided with adhesive material on the back". Patent for postage and revenue stamps that cannot be re-used.
Date:
July 10, 1877
Creator:
Beaumont, David G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ground-Squirrel Exterminators.
Patent for an "improved apparatus by means of which ground-squirrels and gophers can be destroyed in their holes, conveniently and effectively, and at small expense" (para. 4). The mechanism works by gassing underground vermin with sulphuric fumes.
Date:
July 10, 1877
Creator:
Dreyer, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
Patent for improved bale-tie fastener with flattened hook.
Date:
March 10, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History