Improvement in Saw-Set. (open access)

Improvement in Saw-Set.

Patent for an invention "which can be used for setting the teeth of all kinds of saws by hand, and without requiring and intricate machinery" (lines 15-18). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: February 15, 1870
Creator: Harris, H. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Seed-Planters.

Patent for improvement of planters.
Date: February 15, 1876
Creator: Albertson, Ichabod H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fence. (open access)

Improvement in Fence.

Patent for a new fence design that "can be adapted to any desired length, width, or height" (lines 14-15). The patent includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: February 15, 1870
Creator: Kerr, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for improvement in bale-ties by using a “divided metallic band or hoop encircling the package or bale, and the ends whereof are joined by a fastening at the one end of said band, arranged to interlock with an one of a series of mortises in the other end of the band for the purpose of binding or holding the bale together.” (Lines [11-17]) Illustration is included.
Date: February 15, 1876
Creator: Davis, Waters S.
System: The Portal to Texas History