Fire and Burglar Proof Safe. (open access)

Fire and Burglar Proof Safe.

Patent for a safe "constructed as to be safe from fire and burglars, and at which the same time may be made lighter, and may be less expensive in manufacture than when made in the usual way." (para. 4). Additionally, safe is airtight and water-proof.
Date: March 18, 1870
Creator: Wilkins, Samuel Adams
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inprovement in Sulky-Cultivators. (open access)

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 Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Cultivators.

Patent for changes in the construction of a cultivator.
Date: May 23, 1871
Creator: Walker, Leander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Electro-Magnetic Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Electro-Magnetic Engines.

Patent for "a new practical application of electro-magnetism to machinery for the purpose of moving the same and keeping it in motion, and developing a degree of force which is only limited by the reduced proportion of power applied. The invention consists principally in the transmission of electro-magnetic power through compressed air for motor purposes, and the mechanism and combination of machinery necessary for that purpose." (Lines 12-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 9, 1872
Creator: Thornton, William G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Cultivators.

Patent for improvement in horse-drawn cultivators.
Date: April 23, 1872
Creator: Jordan, Hugh Paxton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Insect-Destroying Attachments for Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Insect-Destroying Attachments for Cultivators.

Patent for "a fan or blower conjoined with a box containing any of the various powdered poisons used for destroying vermin which infest growing plants, as cotton, potatoes, &c., operated by a pulley and band, running from the axle of the blower to a wheel on the supporting-axle of the cultivator, seeder, or other machine to which the apparatus may be attached." (Lines 19-27) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 30, 1873
Creator: Hurd, Charles T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gang-Plows. (open access)

Improvement in Gang-Plows.

Patent for a new, improved gang-plow for preparing and cultivating land for planting. Illustrations included.
Date: March 23, 1875
Creator: Scheumack, Stephen S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Destroying the Cutting Ant. (open access)

Improvement in Apparatus for Destroying the Cutting Ant.

Patent for "an improved apparatus for destroying the cutting ants in their nests." (Lines 9-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 3, 1875
Creator: Fenner, Ferdinand A. & Power, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Devices for Driving Light Machinery from an Irregular Power. (open access)

Improvement in Devices for Driving Light Machinery from an Irregular Power.

Patent for light machinery that runs on irregular power. Device stores power produced by wind-wheel.
Date: March 19, 1878
Creator: Everhart, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wind-Wheels. (open access)

Improvement in Wind-Wheels.

Patent for a new wind-wheel design with pivoted frame and adjustable wings.
Date: March 19, 1878
Creator: Everhart, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History