Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for an improvement to hay press designs resulting in a "simple, durable, and effective press" (line 13). Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date: August 10, 1897
Creator: Couch, John Calvin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow and Seeder (open access)

Harrow and Seeder

Patent for a harrow and seeder. This invention is an attachment for disk harrows. Illustrations included.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: Easterling, George M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bank-Ledger (open access)

Bank-Ledger

Patent for a Bank-Ledger
Date: February 10, 1903
Creator: Ford, Earle
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish Net (open access)

Fish Net

Patent for fish net. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Gilstrap, David P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Grader. (open access)

Seed-Grader.

Patent for a machine which uses blasts of air to separate batches of commingled seeds or to sort one type of seed into groups according to size. Designed to be easily cleaned and repaired.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Leach, Grover C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Harvester. (open access)

Corn-Harvester.

Patent for an improved, simple, and durable corn harvester that "when drawn over a field of corn of cutting the ears of corn from two rows simultaneously, and of depositing the cut corn in a receiver at the rear of the cutters" (lines 11-15).
Date: October 10, 1893
Creator: Perkins, James Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 356, Chapter 720 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 356, Chapter 720

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the repeal of a statute allowing the county attorney or commissioners court of Brown County to accept gifts or grants to finance or assist the operation of the office of county attorney.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Stalk Puller. (open access)

Cotton-Stalk Puller.

Patent for an improved machine for pulling cotton-stalks by making “the pulling-wheel turned in a direction to cause its side engaging the cotton-stalks to move rearwardly or in a direction opposite to that in which the machine is advancing” (lines 87-91), illustration is included.
Date: February 10, 1891
Creator: Womack, Lewis L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History