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Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters.
Patent for the improvement of the cotton-seed planter in the arrangement of the hopper, roller with stirring and feeding teeth attached while distributing seeds accurately, including illustration.
Date:
December 27, 1859
Creator:
Kesler, Charles & Reinhard, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ventilator.
Patent for a new and improved ventilator. This design is "to provide a ventilator which shall automatically accommodate or turn the collecting-hood thereof to the direction in which the wind is blowing, to collect and conduct fresh pure air into buildings, cars, &c.; to provide means for regulating the distribution of the air to the compartments or different parts of the buildings, &c.; to diminish the friction and wear between the swiveled collecting-hood and its supporting devices whereby said hood and its attached vane are enabled to turn more freely and readily" (lines 17-29).
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Sellars, James K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool.
Patent for "...a tool embodying certain novel features and details of construction, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and claimed" (lines 7-10) with illustration and descriptions.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Hutchins, John Pearce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for a washing-machine
Date:
January 27, 1903
Creator:
Cesinger, George Valentine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine.
Patent for a saw filing machine for cotton gin saws.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Seifert, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Hoe
Patent for improvement in "the construction of hoes and to provide a simple, practical, and inexpensive hoe, of strong and durable construction." (lines 11-13) including illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1915
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History