Planter (open access)

Planter

Patent for a planter. Illustration included.
Date: August 10, 1909
Creator: Brinkoeter, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Corn-Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Corn-Planters.

Patent for a corn-planter that allows the seed to be placed in a hopper and disperses the seed through a cylinder that is connected to a wheel to place and cover the seed, including illustration.
Date: May 10, 1859
Creator: Gilbert, R. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Press (open access)

Roller Press

Patent for improvements of roller presses with speed and "to form a cyndrical bale of the cotton-batting" (lines 12-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 10, 1900
Creator: Reagan, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History