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Improvement in Brakes for Wagons and Cars. (open access)

Improvement in Brakes for Wagons and Cars.

Patent for "am improved brake for wagons, cars, and other vehicles which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, and powerful in operation" (lines 19-22) including illustrations.
Date: June 24, 1879
Creator: Franklin, Mathew C. & Landrum, Nathaniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Presses.

Patent relating to "certain improvements in presses for baling cotton or hay" (lines 15-16) including instructions and an illustration.
Date: June 24, 1879
Creator: Stopple, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spring-Hinges. (open access)

Improvement in Spring-Hinges.

Patent for a new spring hinge design which will "either open or close the door or gate after it has passed an angle of forty-five degrees" (lines 20-22) including illustrations.
Date: June 24, 1879
Creator: Barry, William G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bag-Fasteners. (open access)

Improvement in Bag-Fasteners.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in the manner of fastening bags and attaching labels or shipping directions" (lines 4-7) including illustrations.
Date: June 17, 1879
Creator: Terrell, Will
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Animal-Traps. (open access)

Improvement in Animal-Traps.

Patent for an improvements in animal traps. It is similar to a hook and proper for mouse and rat.
Date: June 10, 1879
Creator: Milby, Frank Whitson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Insect-Exterminators. (open access)

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 Photographic Backgrounds. (open access)

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 Middlings-Purifiers. (open access)

Improvement in Middlings-Purifiers.

Patent for a "machine for purifying the middlings in the process of making flour that will free them more completely from impurities that has heretofore been done, and to construct the parts of the machine so that air-blasts will be completely under control" (lines 8-13) including illustrations.
Date: June 3, 1879
Creator: White, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Draw-Gages. (open access)

Improvement in Draw-Gages.

Patent for improving the manner in which leather straps may be cut and avoid slippage.
Date: June 25, 1878
Creator: Tays, John Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Storing the Power of Wind-Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Machines for Storing the Power of Wind-Engines.

Patent for a machine for storing the power of wind-engines with design specifications and a description of the process and implementation of usage, including illustrations.
Date: June 25, 1878
Creator: Everhart, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in the Manufacture of Hydraulic Cement (open access)

Improvement in the Manufacture of Hydraulic Cement

Patent for the improvement in the manufacture of hydraulic cement with specifications for the manufacturing process and a description of usage.
Date: June 25, 1878
Creator: Dimelow, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for new bale-tie formed from a single metal piece where the locking side (B) can be fastened to a rounded eye (C) on the opposite end.
Date: June 22, 1878
Creator: Anderson, William G.
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 Cotton-Pickers. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Pickers.

Patent for an improvement in cotton-pickers with design specifications and a description of applications and usage, including illustrations.
Date: June 18, 1878
Creator: Custer, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Grain-Driers. (open access)

Improvement in Grain-Driers.

Patent for an improved grain-drier with design specifications and a description of the object's applications and usage, including illustrations.
Date: June 18, 1878
Creator: Henesee, Richard Tiernan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Paper Bags. (open access)

Improvement in Paper Bags.

Patent for an improvement in paper bags with design specifications and a description of their functionality and usage, including illustrations.
Date: June 18, 1878
Creator: Alexander, Newton J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Ironing And Fluting Machines. (open access)

Improvement In Ironing And Fluting Machines.

Patent for improvements to Ironing and Fluting Machines.
Date: June 13, 1878
Creator: Bailey, Charles F.
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
Improvement in Combined Planter, Cultivator, and Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Improvement in Combined Planter, Cultivator, and Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for an improved combined planter, cultivator, and cotton-chopping tool with design specifications and directions for the usage of the tool, including illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1878
Creator: Sarlls, Rutus & Kelman, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Extinguishers for Lint-Rooms. (open access)

Improvement in Fire-Extinguishers for Lint-Rooms.

Patent for a fire-extinguisher for lint-rooms with design specifications and instructions on operating procedures and usage, including illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1878
Creator: Morrell, Zachariah N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fruit-Pickers. (open access)

Improvement in Fruit-Pickers.

Patent for an improved fruit-picking tool explaining the construction and usage of the tool, including illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1878
Creator: McConnell, William V. & Dickerson, Charles M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Water-Drawers. (open access)

Improvement in Water-Drawers.

Patent for an improved water drawer, includes instructions and illustration.
Date: June 11, 1878
Creator: McC. Mathes, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Lock-Faucets. (open access)

Improvement in Lock-Faucets.

Patent for a improvement in lock faucets, includes instructions and illustration.
Date: June 4, 1878
Creator: Seward, Marion F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Oiling Slides and Glides. (open access)

Improvement in Machines for Oiling Slides and Glides.

Patent for a new machine to be used for oiling slides and glides for engines, &c., includes illustration.
Date: June 4, 1878
Creator: Bates, Asa N.
System: The Portal to Texas History