Pneumatic Conveyer (open access)

Pneumatic Conveyer

Patent for pneumatic conveyor to handle cotton seeds that are being discharged. This particular conveyor uses air currents to operate it.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Caffey, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device (open access)

Measuring Device

Patent for a measuring device that measures fabric. Illustration included.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Teykl, John F. & Wagener, Kenny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cotton-Conveyer. (open access)

Pneumatic Cotton-Conveyer.

Patent for a combined cotton elevator and feeder "having exceedingly few parts and which can be easily operated and kept in running order, and which will be cheap, strong, and durable," (lines 34-40) including illustrations.
Date: November 3, 1891
Creator: Clopton, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for an attachment for plows or cultivators "whereby it may be converted into a sweep plow, adapted to be operated between rows of growing crops and capable of being adjusted in width in accordance with the distances apart from said rows" (lines 12-16).
Date: November 8, 1892
Creator: Baggett, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Remedies for Dropsy. (open access)

Improvement in Remedies for Dropsy.

Patent for a medical compound to alleviate dropsy, consisting of grape-vine, spirits of niter, oil of grape-vine, extract of Spanish apple root, and common salt. Includes instructions.
Date: November 14, 1876
Creator: Lawhon, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Belt-Fasteners. (open access)

Improvement in Belt-Fasteners.

Patent for new and useful improvements in Belt-Fasteners. Illustration is included.
Date: November 28, 1871
Creator: Olmsted, Marcellus
System: The Portal to Texas History