Improvement in Throttle-Valve Stands and Stems. (open access)

Improvement in Throttle-Valve Stands and Stems.

Patent for "a new arrangement of support for the stem of a throttle-valve, and has for its object to facilitate the lubricating of the screw and cause the parts to be firmly held in place." (Lines 19-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 2, 1872
Creator: Compant, John M. & Krauskopf, Engelbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Mattress-Stuffers. (open access)

Improvements in Mattress-Stuffers.

Patent for an improved mattress stuffer with a horizontal case and a hinged cover.
Date: April 2, 1872
Creator: Watson, Thomas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Mattress and Cushion Tackers. (open access)

Improvement in Mattress and Cushion Tackers.

Patent for improvement in fasten materials that are used for mattresses or cushion together without being drawn through and lifted by the needles. Illustration is included.
Date: July 2, 1872
Creator: Watson, Thomas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Axles for Vehicles (open access)

Improvement in Axles for Vehicles

Patent for "an Improvement in Wagon-Axle Skeins" that "has for its object to furnish an improved iron axle for wagons and other vehicles which shall be stronger without being heavier than iron axles made in the ordinary manner."
Date: July 2, 1872
Creator: Ahrenbeck, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bailing-Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Bailing-Presses.

Patent for an improved bailing press consisting of "a novel arrangement of levers, connecting-bars, and cords, in combination with the follower and windlass, whereby the follower is worked in the downward direction for pressing, and in the opposite direction for elevating it to recharge the press, by the said windlass" (lines 5-11).
Date: January 2, 1872
Creator: Randolph, Jeremiah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Preserving Meat, &c. (open access)

Improvement in Preserving Meat, &c.

Patent for a method of preserving meat, vegetables, and other foods in an air-tight container using hydrogen gas and displaced water.
Date: April 2, 1872
Creator: Gillespie, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History