Improvement in Medical Compounds. (open access)

Improvement in Medical Compounds.

Patent for a purgative medical compound consisting of a variety of plant materials.
Date: October 7, 1873
Creator: Barnett, Joel P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pessaries. (open access)

Improvement in Pessaries.

Patent for an improved uterine supporter with changes to the arrangement of the wings, with illustrations and instructions.
Date: October 31, 1876
Creator: Barnett, Jonathan P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Overcoming Dead-Centers. (open access)

Mechanism for Overcoming Dead-Centers.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in mechanism for overcoming dead centers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 11, 1898
Creator: Johnson, Willie H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Apparatus for Heating Water and Condensing Steam. (open access)

Improved Apparatus for Heating Water and Condensing Steam.

Patent for improvement in apparatus for heating water, other liquids, and condensing steam.
Date: October 1, 1867
Creator: Phalen, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book (open access)

Book

Patent for a book with margin numbering which allows for page numbers to be visible with one glance, including illustrations.
Date: October 1, 1901
Creator: Rhodes, Samuel E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spike-Puller. (open access)

Spike-Puller.

Patent for a spike remover that firmly grips the spike being removed.
Date: October 22, 1907
Creator: Webb, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History