Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a tool that can be used for fence construction by stretching the wires to the desired tension, or for repairing fences by crimping the slack in the wires. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 5, 1897
Creator: Gardner, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a fence-wire stretcher with an improved clamping device for holding the wire after it has already been drawn. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 5, 1897
Creator: Sharpe, Thomas F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Propeller for Churns (open access)

Propeller for Churns

Patent for propellers for churns, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 5, 1897
Creator: Bolding, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Separator. (open access)

Grain-Separator.

Patent for improved grain separators or threshing machines "whereby vibrating straw-racks will be entirely dispensed with and the machine so simplified as to obviate the heavy jars and jerks of most grain-separators or threshing machines, while at the same time providing a construction of machine that will effectually separate the grain from the straw and will also keep the feeding end of the machine entirely free from dust, which is often a serious drawback to the operation of most machines of this character." (Lines 11-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 5, 1897
Creator: McCue, John Marshall
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Bearing. (open access)

Roller-Bearing.

Patent for improvements in roller bearing for vehicles.
Date: October 5, 1897
Creator: Baker, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Tightener (open access)

Bale-Band Tightener

Patent for a bale-band tightener, for "baling-presses; and its object is to provide a new and improved bale-band tightener which is simple and durable in construction and arranged to permit the operator to conveniently place the bands in position and fasten the ends together after the bale is pressed." (Lines 7-13)
Date: October 5, 1897
Creator: Duval, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for a machine that allows the user to simultaneously cut down and plow cotton, or perform either task separately. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 5, 1897
Creator: Hargrove, Byron Lafayette
System: The Portal to Texas History