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Wire-Stretching Spool-Carrier.
Patent for a wire-stretching spool-carrier that can be easily mounted to the back of a wagon and can stretch wires to the desired amount of tension. Coils are on the mount on the wagon.
Date:
August 14, 1894
Creator:
Williams, Thomas P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Escape.
Patent for a new and useful fire escape, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Buck, Sterling P. & Meaker, Charles L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for washing machines that are "capable of thoroughly and rapidly washing clothes and other fabrics without wearing, tearing, or otherwise injuring them and at the expenditure of a minimum amount of labor." (Lines 13-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Raley, Sylvester B. & Raley, Timothy M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter.
Patent for a simple and efficient cotton planter that plants four or more rows at once. It works over rough, stony, and uneven ground; its operation is that it opens a furrow, drops the seed, and puts dirt over the seeds.
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Mannewitz, Maximilian
System:
The Portal to Texas History