Car-Coupling (open access)

Car-Coupling

Patent for a new and improved design concerning automatic car couplings that is novel in the some of its parts.
Date: June 17, 1890
Creator: Bullock, Henry Purnell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trace and Trace Chain Supporter. (open access)

Trace and Trace Chain Supporter.

Patent for a new and improved trace and trace-chain supporter. This design consists "of the pivoted springy trace or chain keeper, and the hook or loop having its outer branch perforated, whereby the keeper itself is enabled to act as a spring, and after being sprung into its place is retained above the trace or chain by the conjoint agency of a shoulder or offset on the keeper and the outer branch of the loop or hook" (lines 43-50).
Date: June 17, 1890
Creator: Wroe, Missouria E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoeing-Machine (open access)

Hoeing-Machine

Patent for improvements to hoeing machines "as will cause the hoes to cultivate around the particular plant pointed out without it being necessary for the indicator to remain at rest while each plant is being hoed; second, to provide a pair of oscillating disks that cultivate before and behind the plant as they oscillate across the row" (lines 15-21).
Date: June 17, 1890
Creator: Hurd, Judson B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hobby Horse. (open access)

Hobby Horse.

Patent for a new and improved hobby horse. This design "consists in providing a 'hobby-horse' or a 'stick-horse' with a pivoted head, to which is preferably connected a spring, so that the swinging of the head will give the appearance of the horse pulling on the reins held by the operator. The invention comprises a head pivoted at one end, a spring secured thereto and to the horse, and a lip on said head to limit the downward movement thereof" (lines 14-24).
Date: June 17, 1890
Creator: Alexander, Horace C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester. (open access)

Cotton-Harvester.

Patent for improvements to a cotton harvester that uses finger-pickers to harvest cotton into a bag or box with illustrations. The changes are intended to make the harvester more durable, less costly, and operable by non-skilled workers.
Date: June 17, 1890
Creator: Loonie, Patrick J.
System: The Portal to Texas History