Motor. (open access)

Motor.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and durable motor for driving pumps, sewing machines, and other small machinery. The motor is reliable and does not break easily, and the weight cord can be easily wound on its drum.
Date: January 9, 1894
Creator: Thrasher, Benton C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Hook. (open access)

Hame-Hook.

Patent for a hame-hook that "may be readily applied to the hames or removed therefrom, and which wile in position is secure against any accidental loosening or removal; and furthermore, is strong, cheap, and durable" (lines 12-17).
Date: January 23, 1894
Creator: Swann, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Field Thrashing-Machine. (open access)

Field Thrashing-Machine.

Patent for a field thrashing-machine that can be carried into a field and harvests the tops of standing grain as it is carried forward. The machine also thrashes the grain, separates the grain from the chaff, and delivers the grain in a receptacle.
Date: December 18, 1894
Creator: Anderson, Axel
System: The Portal to Texas History