Lubricant (open access)

Lubricant

Patent for a lubricant which consists "of a gelatinous and fibrous material" (lines 14-15), containing description of creation and uses.
Date: April 6, 1886
Creator: Marshall, Edward S. & Savage, Robert W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Obtaining a Lubricant From the Cactus- Plant (open access)

Process of Obtaining a Lubricant From the Cactus- Plant

Patent for as a new article of manufacture gelatinous material or product obtained from the cactus-plant suitable for use as a lubricant.
Date: May 4, 1886
Creator: Marshall, Edward, S. & Savage, Robert W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device For Converting Motion. (open access)

Device For Converting Motion.

Patent for a device that converts "regular rotary motion into irregular reciprocating motion" (lines 15-16) which includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 26, 1886
Creator: Shellenberger, Samuel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History