Machine for Threshing Grain in the Field. (open access)

Machine for Threshing Grain in the Field.

Patent for a machine that collects swaths of grain for threshing using hooked teeth arranged in rows, including illustration.
Date: April 14, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harvesters. (open access)

Improvement in Harvesters.

Patent for cutting grain in gavels at regular intervals along the track of the machine, including illustration.
Date: April 21, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Method of Feathering the Sails of Vanes of Windmills. (open access)

Improved Method of Feathering the Sails of Vanes of Windmills.

Patent for a new windmill design with different sails and connections, including illustrations.
Date: March 31, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History