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Improvement in Vehicle-Springs. (open access)

Improvement in Vehicle-Springs.

Patent for "an improvement in springs for carriages" (lines 4-5), including illustrations.
Date: July 28, 1874
Creator: Richardson, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Truss-Bridges. (open access)

Improvement in Truss-Bridges.

Patent for an improved method of truss-bridge construction, "whether made with a single or double roadway and with or without a sidewalk upon one or both sides, so as to enable them to be made with less material and less expense than when made in the ordinary manner, and which shall at the same time have an equal or greater strength." (Lines 14-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 17, 1874
Creator: Miner, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vibrating Propellers. (open access)

Improvement in Vibrating Propellers.

Patent for new and useful improvement in vibrating propellers.
Date: December 22, 1874
Creator: Macowitzky, Charles P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vapor-Burners. (open access)

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 Sulky-Plows. (open access)

Improvement In Sulky-Plows.

This pantent was created for the construction and preperation of a sulky plow cultivator. The invention was created for new and mechanical improvements.
Date: April 9, 1878
Creator: Tucker, Argyle W.
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 Twine-Holders (open access)

Improvement in Twine-Holders

Patent for improvement in twine-holders to help hold twine, cloth and wrapping to counters for ease of cutting, with illustration.
Date: August 13, 1878
Creator: Turner, John William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tube-Fastenings for Boilers. (open access)

Improvement in Tube-Fastenings for Boilers.

Patent for improvement of tube-fastenings for boilers which will secure flues in steam-boilers, including illustrations.
Date: January 28, 1879
Creator: Walsh, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spurs. (open access)

Improvement in Spurs.

Patent for improvements in spurs that permanently attaches the spur to the boot, including illustrations.
Date: May 20, 1879
Creator: Brown, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Steam-Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Steam-Engines.

Patent related to "improvements in steam-engines. The object...is to devise means whereby the valves may be actuated automatically without the employment of exterior mechanisms by the use of exhaust-steam" (lines 17-22). Includes instructions and illustration.
Date: July 1, 1879
Creator: Garlock, William H. & Cooke, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Suspender-Buttons (open access)

Improvement In Suspender-Buttons

Patent for an improved suspender button with a description and illustrations attached.
Date: August 19, 1879
Creator: Racer, Martin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Street-Cars (open access)

Improvement in Street-Cars

Patent for an improvement to Street Cars to better navigate curves. Includes description and illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1879
Creator: Towell, Isaac
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines (open access)

Improvement in Washing-Machines

Patent for "... an improved washing-machine which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, easily operated, and effective in operation." (lines 12-15)
Date: September 2, 1879
Creator: Fuchs, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvment in Spray-Nozzles (open access)

Improvment in Spray-Nozzles

Patent for an improvement on spray nozzles for use with force pumps. These force pumps are used for spraying insecticide on cotton to protect the crop from cotton-worms and other insects.
Date: September 2, 1879
Creator: Yeager, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in the Manufacture of Hydraulic Stone. (open access)

Improvement in the Manufacture of Hydraulic Stone.

Patent for improvement in the manufacture of Hydraulic Stone to furnish and improved artificial stone for use in different purposes that can resist weather changes without being affected.
Date: September 16, 1879
Creator: Dimelow, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tape-Worm Medicines. (open access)

Improvement in Tape-Worm Medicines.

Patent for a compound called “Tape-Worm Medicine” that is used to “remove tape-worms from the human body speedily and effectually; and it consists in a composition formed from the fibrils of the roots of the pomegranate mixed with water” (lines 9-13).
Date: September 23, 1879
Creator: Nette, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Strap-Protector and Buckle (open access)

Improvement in Strap-Protector and Buckle

Patent for improvements in strap-protector and buckle for harness in order for it to not become cracked or bent. Provides instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 21, 1879
Creator: Padgitt, Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vises (open access)

Improvement in Vises

Patent for new construction for vises that will "enable the vise to be set and secutured in any desired position and thus hold the work in a position convenient to the operator" (lines 8-10).
Date: November 4, 1879
Creator: Zanetti, Fortonato C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Toilet-Cabinets (open access)

Improvement in Toilet-Cabinets

Patent for improved toilet cabinets in order to better arrange "cabinets for containing sewing, writing, and shaving materials and various other articles" (lines 8-10). Provides instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 4, 1879
Creator: Zanetti, Fortonato C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Stone-Dressing Tools. (open access)

Improvement in Stone-Dressing Tools.

Patent for "an improved rotary hand-tool for dressing stone" (lines 7-8) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 2, 1879
Creator: Gilmore, Louis C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vegetable-Cutters. (open access)

Improvement in Vegetable-Cutters.

Patent for "vegetable-cutters adapted to cut a number of slices by a single stroke, in which a series of knives, arranged in two converging tiers, are used in conjunction with a centrally-disposed block for supporting the article to be sliced." (Lines 7-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1875
Creator: Goolsbee, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tire-Tighteners. (open access)

Improvement in Tire-Tighteners.

Patent for a device "for the purpose of tightening or loosening tires on wheels belonging to any kind of vehicles without shrinking or cutting the tires." (Lines 6-9) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 27, 1875
Creator: Horton, Henry A. R. & Hayes, Amos P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Swinging Berths. (open access)

Improvement in Swinging Berths.

Patent for the improvement of ships' berths, by neutralizing the effect of the roll and pitch of the seas to prevent sea sickness, as well as providing space for baggage and ballast.
Date: July 16, 1875
Creator: Brown, Bartlett W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wash-Boilers. (open access)

Improvement in Wash-Boilers.

Patent for "a new and valuable Improvement in Wash-Boilers" (lines 4-5) including illustrations.
Date: September 28, 1875
Creator: Mackli, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History