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Baling Press. (open access)

Baling Press.

Patent for a new and improved baling press. This design consists in "the combination of sill having uprights or fulcrums, levers mounted upon the latter, a follow-block connected to the inner ends of said levers by loose joints, a vertically-sliding follower, rods connecting the outer ends of said follower with the outer ends of the levers, and mechanism for operating the follower . . . the follower moving vertically above the sill, levers pivoted to uprights or fulcrums upon the sill, and having inner beveled ends, a follow-block loosely jointed between the inner ends of said levers" (lines 64-77).
Date: February 5, 1884
Creator: Robburts, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 5, 1890 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 5, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 5, 1890
Creator: Elliott, Sercey & Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter. (open access)

Planter.

Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination . . . of the oscillating hopper having the opening in its lower side, the slides on the bottom of the hopper, having the slots, the set-screws engaging said slots and securing the slides in place, the seed-slide guided between the opposing edges of the slides, and the operating-lever pivoted on one of the screws and engaging the seed-slide" (lines 62-70).
Date: February 5, 1889
Creator: Ballard, Johnathan J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove-Flue. (open access)

Stove-Flue.

Patent for a stove flue that is more secure in attachment, easier to clean, and is more fireproof to prevent burning of wood parts in the building that the flue is installed in.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Thompson, Everett E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History