Cotton - Bale Ties (open access)

Cotton - Bale Ties

Patent for tying the ends of cotton bale wires or bands.
Date: September 22, 1874
Creator: Szabo, Alexander A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Wrench and Saw-Set. (open access)

Improvement in Combined Wrench and Saw-Set.

Patent for improvements in the "combination of a wrench with a saw-setting device attached to the sliding jaw thereof" (lines 17-19). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 22, 1878
Creator: Backer, Jacob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Circular-Saw Mills. (open access)

Improvement In Circular-Saw Mills.

Patent for an improved Circular Sawmill with an " improved adjustable feed mechanism" (pg 1). Illustration Included.
Date: October 22, 1872
Creator: Jones, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in railroad switches (open access)

Improvement in railroad switches

Patent for an improvement in railroad switches, including illustrations.
Date: October 22, 1872
Creator: Fitzsimmons, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History