Improvement in Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Presses.

Patent for the improvement of the cotton press using screws and nuts in conjunction of a shifting pinion for changing the motion for the revolving wheels and shafts, including illustration.
Date: January 27, 1857
Creator: Parry, M. L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates, Proceedings, Laws, Etc., of the Third Session, Thirty-Fourth Congress (open access)

The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates, Proceedings, Laws, Etc., of the Third Session, Thirty-Fourth Congress

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1857
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates, Proceedings, Laws, Etc., of the Third Session, Thirty-Fourth Congress (open access)

The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates, Proceedings, Laws, Etc., of the Third Session, Thirty-Fourth Congress

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1857
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improved Method of Feathering the Sails of Vanes of Windmills. (open access)

Improved Method of Feathering the Sails of Vanes of Windmills.

Patent for a new windmill design with different sails and connections, including illustrations.
Date: March 31, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harvesters. (open access)

Improvement in Harvesters.

Patent for cutting grain in gavels at regular intervals along the track of the machine, including illustration.
Date: April 21, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Threshing Grain in the Field. (open access)

Machine for Threshing Grain in the Field.

Patent for a machine that collects swaths of grain for threshing using hooked teeth arranged in rows, including illustration.
Date: April 14, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Mode of Regulating the Velocity and Furling the Sails of Wind-Wheels. (open access)

Improved Mode of Regulating the Velocity and Furling the Sails of Wind-Wheels.

Patent for a new windmill using different parts to help regulate the sails and for folding and unfolding the sails, including illustration.
Date: March 24, 1857
Creator: Witting, F. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History