Colter Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Colter Attachment for Plows.

Patent for a new and useful colter attachment for plows, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 19, 1898
Creator: Haynes, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Snap-Hook. (open access)

Snap-Hook.

Patent for a snap-hook for general use that can be used for attaching whips, ropes, and similar things to saddles and harnesses. It is composed of a flat metal plate with screw holes, a hook that is secured to the edge of the plate, and a screw.
Date: February 14, 1893
Creator: McDowell, Anthony B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filling-Box For Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Filling-Box For Cotton-Presses.

Patent for a new and improved filling box for cotton presses, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 10, 1899
Creator: Thorsen, Ole Andrias & Shutt, John Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine Attachment. (open access)

Sewing-Machine Attachment.

Patent for a sewing machine attachment "which can be used for the purpose of sharpening any instrument of small size - such as needles, scissors, knives, &c.;" (lines 11-13) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1891
Creator: McDowell, Anthony B.
System: The Portal to Texas History