Platform for Harvesters. (open access)

Platform for Harvesters.

Patent for a new and improved platform for harvesters. This design "has particular reference to the platform thereof or that portion designed to receive the grain as it is cut by the reaping mechanism; and among the main objects in view is to provide a platform located in rear of the reaping mechanism that is capable of being contracted and extended, and also to provide other parts that may be withdrawn inward, whereby the machine, as a whole, is decreased in width, and its passage through farm-gates from field to field and over unbroken ground is facilitated" (lines 11-22).
Date: May 27, 1890
Creator: Lewis, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oliver. (open access)

Oliver.

Patent for an improved "oliver," a blacksmith's hammer operated by foot power or another mechanism. It provides improved means for mounting the hammer, adjusting the blow of the hammer or cushioning it, and arranging the hammer at different positions when not in use.
Date: December 27, 1898
Creator: Raiza, William J. & Souther, Alsom
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meter for Type-Writers. (open access)

Meter for Type-Writers.

Patent for the meter of the type-writer. It is to improve the meter of the type-writer. The meter enhances the mechanics of the inside of the typewriter, in particular how the push of a certain key reacts to another.
Date: October 27, 1914
Creator: Winters, W. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History