Bale Tie. (open access)

Bale Tie.

Patent for a new and improved bale tie. This design "consists of a buckle or tie consisting of a base-plate having one or more projections or hooks on its face, to one of which is permanently secured one end of the wire or band, while the other end is passed around the bale and secured to the opposite hook or projection" (lines 21-27).
Date: March 31, 1885
Creator: Tippit, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plotter. (open access)

Plotter.

Patent for an improvement in "surveying-instruments, and has for its object to produce a simple device whereby certain information can be obtained without the necessity of auxiliary calculations,” (lines 12-15) includes illustration.
Date: March 24, 1891
Creator: Smith, Valentine Hartgroves
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Harrow (open access)

Rotary Harrow

Patent for a rotary harrow. Illustration included.
Date: March 29, 1904
Creator: Graves, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discharge-Tube for Fertilizer-Distributors. (open access)

Discharge-Tube for Fertilizer-Distributors.

Patent for a device to evenly dispense fertilizer to soil. This is an agricultural device.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Kerr, Oscar F.
System: The Portal to Texas History