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Bale-Tie.
Patent for a new and improved bale-tie that eliminates the need for buckles. This design achieves this with a hook and a U-shaped piece of iron to be riveted to the band, thus fastening the bale without buckles.
Date:
January 29, 1878
Creator:
Lenard, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Horse-Power.
Patent for a new and improved "horse-power" (motor). This design utilizes a central pinion and a counter-wheel to accelerate the rest of the motor with minimal friction and minimal complicating of design.
Date:
January 29, 1878
Creator:
Randall, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement For Trees In Riding-Saddles.
Patent for a stronger, more durable, and light saddle-tree fork.
Date:
August 7, 1878
Creator:
Barrow, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Addressing-Machines.
Patent for a new and improved design of addressing-machine which is intended for use in newspaper offices and business purposes in general. It includes illustrations.
Date:
December 17, 1878
Creator:
Piner, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Adjustable Hammers for Fire-Arms.
Patent for "the particular construction and arrangement of such swiveling striker with its locking devices, and its combination with a double-barreled gun, whereby a single hammer may be employed for both barrels, the striker being capable of such adjustment as to bring it within the range of either nipple, or into an intermediate position between the two, for the prevention of accidents." (Lines 17-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1878
Creator:
Toepperwein, Emil A. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Preserving Meat, &c.
Patent for "an improved apparatus for use in fumigating substances used as food; and also for impregnating water with sulphurous-acid gas, for the purpose of preserving such substances by the antiseptic quality of sulphur" (lines 9-14). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 15, 1878
Creator:
Ames, Theodore George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Bagasse-Furnaces.
Patent for improvements in Bagasse Burners or Furnaces.
Date:
April 17, 1878
Creator:
Littlejohn, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties
Patent for an improved bale-tie whose frame is provided with an end bar having wedge-shaped catch.
Date:
January 29, 1878
Creator:
Andrews, Thomas S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for improvement to "class of bale-ties in which the bands are secured by means of a fastening or key which passes through slots in the ends of the band." (lines 13-16)
Date:
April 2, 1878
Creator:
Howard, William Henry; Broussard, Camille E. & Hutchins, Rush M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Bale-Ties.
This patent was crated for an improved way of manufactoring ties to hold packages together that consists of bale, hemp, cotton, rags or substances. It was created to reduce the rising costs or manufacturing products of this caliber.
Date:
March 16, 1878
Creator:
Davis, Water S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Bale-Ties.
This patent was created for free ends of wire to be united and form a circular shape. The wire is then interconnected with a loop that has been doubled by the device.
Date:
April 16, 1878
Creator:
Knipscheer, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for an improved bale-tie which is to be used especially with cotton, includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
May 28, 1878
Creator:
Arnold, Lloyd
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for an improved bale-tie with a description of the tool and specifications for its usage, includes illustrations.
Date:
June 11, 1878
Creator:
Rutherford, William Bryson & Hawkins, Joel Turnham
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties
Patent for improvement in cotton bale-ties, with illustration.
Date:
August 13, 1878
Creator:
Roeber, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for new bale-tie formed from a single metal piece where the locking side (B) can be fastened to a rounded eye (C) on the opposite end.
Date:
June 22, 1878
Creator:
Anderson, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Band-Cutting Feeder for Thrashing-Machines.
Patent for an improved Band-Cutting Feeder for Thrashing-Machines in order "to provide an improved machine for cutting the bands of gavels or bundles of grain, and feeding the same to the cylinder of a thrasher."
Date:
November 5, 1878
Creator:
O'Neall, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Band-Cutting Feeders for Thrashing-Machines.
Patent for improvements in the design of band-cutters and feeders for thrashing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 15, 1878
Creator:
Andrews, Henry K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bee-Hives.
Patent for a bee-hive that prevents insects (such as moths) from entering therein and maximizes the amount of honey collected from the hive, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 5, 1878
Creator:
Park, Jesse W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms.
Patent for improved maneuvering and loading of firearms while riding horseback.
Date:
July 20, 1878
Creator:
Morrison, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms.
Patent for improvement in breech-loading fire-arms.
Date:
November 19, 1878
Creator:
Petmecky, Joseph C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Brick-Machines.
Patent for improvements the process of molding moist clay into brick.
Date:
July 23, 1878
Creator:
Kennedy, Lewis B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Brick-Presses.
Patent for a "new and useful improvement in brick-presses by which bricks may be quickly and cheaply pressed by hand power from clay taken direct from bank or mixer" ( Lines 1-3 )including instructions and illustration.
Date:
May 14, 1878
Creator:
Moore, Andrew A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for an improved, multi-piece harness-buckle that is attachable without the need of sewing, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 12, 1878
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History