Improvement in Apparatus for Distilling Turpentine. (open access)

Improvement in Apparatus for Distilling Turpentine.

Patent for the improvement of apparatuses for distilling turpentine.
Date: August 1, 1871
Creator: Lee, Archibald K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in corn-planters. (open access)

Improvement in corn-planters.

Patent for an "improvement upon the planter described in Patent No. 8,408" (paragraph 3). The movement of a horse's shoulders causes vibrations that power a cropper-slide. Includes illustration.
Date: August 1, 1876
Creator: Meeks, Nathan H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in remedies for constipation, &c. (open access)

Improvement in remedies for constipation, &c.

Patent for a new medical compound to treat constipation and related illnesses which lists the ingredients and dosages.
Date: August 1, 1876
Creator: Coleman, George S.
System: The Portal to Texas History