Improvement in Devices for Use in Reciprocating Churns. (open access)

Improvement in Devices for Use in Reciprocating Churns.

Patent for a churn that has "the cylinder with angular perforations, in contradistinction to round perforations and long slots" (lines 18-20) including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: February 12, 1878
Creator: Forsyth, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Curtain-Rollers and Brackets. (open access)

Improvement in Curtain-Rollers and Brackets.

Patent for the improvement of curtain rollers that may be installed inside or outside the frame.
Date: March 26, 1878
Creator: Morris, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escape Ladders. (open access)

Improvement in Fire-Escape Ladders.

This patent was created for the improvent of fire escape ladders. The inventor gives a comprehensive look at his invention via his image.
Date: April 17, 1878
Creator: Morris, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Corn-Poppers. (open access)

Improvement in Corn-Poppers.

Patent for a corn-popper with design specifications and a description for usage, including illustrations.
Date: June 18, 1878
Creator: Forsyth, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows (open access)

Improvement in Plows

Patent for the improvement of plows, with illustration.
Date: August 13, 1878
Creator: Johnson, Felix
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters.

Patent for a cotton-seed planter with improvements in "the construction and arrangement of the parts" (lines 18-19) including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: February 26, 1878
Creator: Nix, Manning L.; Stone, James M. & Anderson, Levi
System: The Portal to Texas History