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Cotton Chopper and Harrow (open access)

Cotton Chopper and Harrow

Patent for "a cotton chopper, the combination, with the wheeled vehicle, of the side and central section-bars carrying the inclined knives, the handles secured to the central section, and double rack connecting said handles, the adjusting-levers pivoted to the central section, and the pivoted perforated arms connecting the levers and outer section bars" (lines 40-47).
Date: December 26, 1882
Creator: Roberts, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Box for Meat and Oil Presses (open access)

Box for Meat and Oil Presses

Patent for box for meat and oil presses. This box prevents meat from adhering to the box by using a lining, preferably sheet metal (p. 2). This keeps the box from breaking.
Date: May 26, 1885
Creator: Culberston, John J., of Paris, Texas; O'Connell, John C., of Montgomery, Alabama & Gaston, Bernard, of Paris, Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Saddle (open access)

Harness-Saddle

Patent for the "construction and combination of devices" (line 10) that serve as "an improvement in harness-saddles" (lines 8-9) for horses, with illustrations.
Date: April 26, 1887
Creator: Goodman, William Dave & Tuttle, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trace Lock for Harness. (open access)

Trace Lock for Harness.

Patent for a new and improved trace-lock for harnesses. This design consists in "the combination of the bolt, the metal strap secured to the trace, provided with the recess, the projection, and the slot having the enlarged opening, the locking-plate pivoted on the recess having the opening, and the spring" (lines 72-77).
Date: June 26, 1888
Creator: Anderson, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nail-Box. (open access)

Nail-Box.

Patent for a new nail box designed to "be conveniently handled and pushed under the counter" (lines 17-18) and "readily withdrawn to permit free access" (lines 19-20) including illustrations.
Date: February 26, 1889
Creator: Hendricks, Gay
System: The Portal to Texas History