Improvement in the Manufacture of Hydraulic Cement (open access)

Improvement in the Manufacture of Hydraulic Cement

Patent for the improvement in the manufacture of hydraulic cement with specifications for the manufacturing process and a description of usage.
Date: June 25, 1878
Creator: Dimelow, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Corn and Cotton Planter. (open access)

Improvement in Corn and Cotton Planter.

Patent for a "new and improved corn and cotton planter" (lines 3-4), to plant both cotton and corn seed,including instructions and illustrations. The configuration includes a new combination of parts.
Date: December 25, 1877
Creator: Domschke, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Ringing Bells. (open access)

Device for Ringing Bells.

Patent for improvements in the construction of devices for ringing bells, including illustrations.
Date: February 25, 1879
Creator: Perry, Elton
System: The Portal to Texas History