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Spinning-Wheel
Patent for "an improvement in domestic spinning wheels; and it consists in the combination of parts whereby the spindle or whirl is supported from above so as to hang down within the operator's reach, and is made to constantly revolve at the same time that the whirl is moved from and toward the operator" (lines 12-19) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1880
Creator:
Church, Joshua G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Plow
Patent for "rotary plows for plowing land, preparing the land to receive the seed and cultivating the plants, which shall be convenient in use, effective in operation, and not liable to get out of order" (lines 19-23) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1880
Creator:
Tally, Thomas Jackson.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game-Board
Patent for "a game-board having a trough at its head and squared apertures near said head, and numbered cubical blocks adapted to be revolved in said apertures" (lines 18-21) and "has relation to games to be played on bowling-alleys or boards with balls" (lines 16-17) including illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1880
Creator:
Thompson, James Whiteford.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Spring
Patent for the "improved construction of elliptical steel springs" (lines 7-8) in "carriage and car springs" (line 5) including instructions and illustration.
Date:
June 22, 1880
Creator:
Custer, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Telegraph-Sounder
Patent for "a sounder wherein a finger-lever and sounding-lever are combined together with a spring" (lines 13-15) and is "adapted for the use of learners for practicing the manipulation of a telegraph finger-key" (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1880
Creator:
Clopton, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History