Improvement in Dumping-Platforms. (open access)

Improvement in Dumping-Platforms.

Patent for a new cart-loader design "for dumping earth into carts or other receptacles" (lines 13-14), including illustrations.
Date: February 11, 1873
Creator: Atkinson, Jesse.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ant-Traps. (open access)

Improvement in Ant-Traps.

Patent for catching burrowing insects, especially for large ants.
Date: July 15, 1873
Creator: Rubarth, Leander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Building Earth-Works. (open access)

Improvement in Machines for Building Earth-Works.

Patent for frame-mounted grading machine mounted on casters or wheels with hinged platform.
Date: December 2, 1873
Creator: Morey, Harvey.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sawing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Sawing-Machines.

Patent for improved sawing-machine, which can be operated either horizontally or vertically so that trees may be felled and cut up with one machine, the driving mechanism of which is in a protective housing.
Date: January 27, 1874
Creator: Morey, Harvey & Bellah, Samuel H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rotary Spade-Cultivators (open access)

Improvement in Rotary Spade-Cultivators

Patent for a rotary spade-cultivator that is secured to a frame, which is attached to the rear of a vehicle.
Date: December 7, 1875
Creator: Brodnax, David W., Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tug Attachments for Harness. (open access)

Improvement in Tug Attachments for Harness.

Patent for improving the tug-harness attachments on a horse harness to better lock straps in place.
Date: January 23, 1877
Creator: Brodnax, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for an improved bale-tie with a description of the tool and specifications for its usage, includes illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1878
Creator: Rutherford, William Bryson & Hawkins, Joel Turnham
System: The Portal to Texas History