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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 Vapor-Burners.
Patent for "new and Improved Vapor-Burner." (lines 3-4)
Date:
March 26, 1878
Creator:
Sawyer, Frederick A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 Solutions for Preserving Meats.
Patent for preserving perishable foods. The "Texas Meat-Preserving Process." (lines 9-10)
Date:
March 26, 1878
Creator:
McCulley, Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bee-Hives.
Patent for a bee-hive that prevents insects (such as moths) from entering therein and maximizes the amount of honey collected from the hive, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 5, 1878
Creator:
Park, Jesse W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hoes.
Patent for an improved, lightweight hoe with beveled blades used for "weeding cotton and other plants" (lines 13-14) and cutting grass without damaging the stalks, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 19, 1878
Creator:
Eggleston, Walter H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Horse Hoes and Cultivators.
Patent for new horse hoe for cultivating crops. Hoe includes circular frame, plows, rollers, caster-wheels, etc.
Date:
March 26, 1878
Creator:
Brown, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Bale-Ties.
This patent was crated for an improved way of manufactoring ties to hold packages together that consists of bale, hemp, cotton, rags or substances. It was created to reduce the rising costs or manufacturing products of this caliber.
Date:
March 16, 1878
Creator:
Davis, Water S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for an improved, multi-piece harness-buckle that is attachable without the need of sewing, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 12, 1878
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Hoes.
Patent for a cotton-hoe with interchangeable blades (one smaller and the other larger), for "chopping cotton" (line 15) and garden use, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 5, 1878
Creator:
Moore, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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