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Bee Hive.
Patent for improvements to "that class of bee-hives or bee-houses having a series of compartments..." (lines 15-17) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1878
Creator:
Walton, George Slaughter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Steaming and Cleansing Barrels, & c.
Patent for an improved apparatus for steaming and cleaning barrels for the reception of resin, turpentine, oils, molasses, sirups, and other like liquids.
Date:
May 5, 1873
Creator:
Lee, Archibald K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Windmills
Patent for the improvement of wind mills, that includes a detailed description as well as labeled figure drawings.
Date:
May 20, 1873
Creator:
Jackson, Thomas R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Well-Augers.
Patent for an improved well-auger, includes instruction and illustration.
Date:
May 21, 1878
Creator:
Glass, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement of Cotton Cleaners and Condensers
Patent for changes in the parts of cotton cleaner and condenser machinery, includes illustrations. The changes in machinery seek to eliminate impurities in the cotton while also compacting the cotton into a sheet.
Date:
May 1, 1877
Creator:
Greaves, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Electric Foot Warmers.
Patent for adjustments in the mechanics of electric foot warmers.
Date:
May 17, 1870
Creator:
Littlepage, Caleb
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements In Ironing-Machines
Patent for new and useful improvements in the ironing machine. Machine has carrying case that is mounted on wheels and allows the iron to move over garments as it straightens out wrinkles.
Date:
May 4, 1875
Creator:
Perrenot, George F
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Joints for Railway Rails
Patent for improvements in box or "fish" joints for railroad rails.
Date:
May 28, 1872
Creator:
Wells, Jephthah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Revolving Cotton Lint Rooms.
Patent for improvement in cotton-lint rooms. These rooms are used with gins that seperate the seeds from the cotton.
Date:
May 13, 1873
Creator:
Crenshaw, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vehicle-Springs
Patent for a newly designed vehicle spring that attached to the axle and features an auxiliary spring.
Date:
May 22, 1877
Creator:
Faber, Fredrick W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Targets for Shooting-Galleries
Patent for a shooting gallery target that releases balls when hit in the center.
Date:
May 29, 1877
Creator:
Hoshall, David W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Stalk-Chopper
Patent for an improvement in corn and cotton stalk-choppers, allowing for the stalks to be turned under by the plow and prevent their interference with the machine.
Date:
May 21, 1872
Creator:
Richards, Augustus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for the improvement of washing machines, using two washboards. It includes a description and illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1872
Creator:
Harper, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Transplanters
Patent for an improvement in transplanters, intended for use in transplanting cotton or other plants.
Date:
May 28, 1872
Creator:
Cook, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Turpentine-Stills.
Patent for improvement in turpentine distillation and purification with bleaching and refinement.
Date:
May 6, 1873
Creator:
Lee, Archibald K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Standards for Vehicles.
Patent for "a stanchion pivoted in a strong metal box adapted to be fastened to the side of the platform of the car or truck, the box being open at the top and at one end, so that the stanchion can be turned down on its pivot by the side of the platform, to be out of the way of loading the car or truck platform with goods which cannot be conveniently loaded when the stanchions are upright." (Lines 6-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 12, 1874
Creator:
Martin, James J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spurs.
Patent for improvements in spurs that permanently attaches the spur to the boot, including illustrations.
Date:
May 20, 1879
Creator:
Brown, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vegetable-Cutters.
Patent for "vegetable-cutters adapted to cut a number of slices by a single stroke, in which a series of knives, arranged in two converging tiers, are used in conjunction with a centrally-disposed block for supporting the article to be sliced." (Lines 7-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1875
Creator:
Goolsbee, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tool-Holders for Grinding
New and valuable Improvement in Tool-Holders, which are designed for holding tools in contact with the periphery of a grindstone.
Date:
May 2, 1876
Creator:
Fisher, Charles N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvment in Apparatus for Drying Hides.
Patent for "an improvement in apparatus for drying hides"
Date:
May 9, 1876
Creator:
Finnigan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rotary Cultivators and Choppers
Patent for an improvement to the design of a rotary cultivator and chopper, including illustrations.
Date:
May 11, 1875
Creator:
Fenley, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Painter's Scaffold-chairs.
Patent for use of house-painters and others an improved scaffold-chair that may be elevated and lowered at pleasure by the person sitting on the scaffold.
Date:
May 16, 1876
Creator:
Crockett, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fence-Building Machines.
Patent for "a portable machine comprising a pile-driving apparatus, with a portable attachment for making the holes and driving in the posts; also, a boring attachment for deep holes, and also wire-drums for carrying and delivering wires for the wire fence or telegraph wires." (Lines 6-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 16, 1876
Creator:
Tally, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Double-Bitted Drills.
Patent for "an easy mode of straightening wells while drilling them through rock or earth, and also for enlarging the same into a cistern when it is desired to keep on hand a large supply of water." (Lines 8-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 30, 1876
Creator:
Yarbrough, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History