Cotton Press (open access)

Cotton Press

Patent for cotton press. This invention "is the production of a press adapted for baling cotton and other materials in cylindrical bales in which the material forming the bales is compactly arranged under heavy pressure in superimposed spiral layers or laps" (line 10-15). Illustrations inlcuded.
Date: July 26, 1904
Creator: Fuller, James T. & Workum, Julius F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Trap. (open access)

Fish-Trap.

Patent for an improved fish-trap consisting of a net drawn in the rear of two boats with illustrations.
Date: March 26, 1889
Creator: Green, John E.
System: The Portal to Texas History