Resource Type

Machinery For Pressing Cotton. (open access)

Machinery For Pressing Cotton.

Patent for improvements in machinery for facilitating the pressing of cotton; and it relates particularly to mechanism in which cylinders and pistons are used, under the influence of fluid or liquid, such as steam, air, water, or gas under pressure to operate the follower-block of a bailing-press. (Lines 12-18) Illustration is included.
Date: May 5, 1891
Creator: Bachman, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Regulator for Steam Boilers (open access)

Water Regulator for Steam Boilers

Patent for a water regulator for steam boilers.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Walker, Benjamin, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for a new and improved oil-burner which is capable of using any hydrocarbon in combination with pressurized air and steam and properly adjusting the ratios of each to provide optimal results.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Matthews, Robert H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for an oil feeder designed to burn crude oil. It features a carbon deposit chamber and a vent pipe.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Hartung, Theodore A.
System: The Portal to Texas History