Pressure Device. (open access)

Pressure Device.

Patent for a new and improved compacter. This design "has relation to portable pressure-devices for use in casks, boxes, barrels, or other receptacles; and the invention consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the pointed dogs and cam-levers pivoted together, and in the combination therewith of a pivot-bolt having its nut secured by means of a locking-key" (lines 20-27).
Date: August 28, 1883
Creator: Moore, William Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medicinal Compound. (open access)

Medicinal Compound.

Patent for an anti-inflammatory compound intended for use on both humans and animals.
Date: April 10, 1883
Creator: Bright, Harvey S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp. (open access)

Lamp.

Patent for a new and improved oil lamp. This design "relates to improvements in lamps in which the reservoir is beveled, adapting it for use in conjunction with a conical corrugated reflector; and the object of [the] improvement is to produce a lamp that will afford more and better light with a given amount of oil" (lines 7-13).
Date: July 24, 1883
Creator: Newman, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of artificial stone. (open access)

Manufacture of artificial stone.

Patent for the manufacture of artificial stone using gravel, sand, water, cement, lamp-black, isinglass and sesquioxide of iron.
Date: December 25, 1883
Creator: Gallup, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Cutter. (open access)

Cotton Stalk Cutter.

Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design "relates to the shearing device of a cotton-stalk cutter; and it consists in a novel construction of the share or blade, which is made to lie comparatively flat on the ground and to sever the stalk with a hand-shear cut" (lines 7-11).
Date: March 27, 1883
Creator: Stone, James Micajah
System: The Portal to Texas History