Improvement in Hay and Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Hay and Cotton-Presses.

Patent for improvements in presses for hay, cotton and similar substances, by making the machine portable and the box that holds hay or cotton is adjustable vertically and horizontally. Illustration is included.
Date: October 5, 1869
Creator: Berkeley, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treating Cotton-Seed Hulls (open access)

Apparatus for Treating Cotton-Seed Hulls

Patent for "a simple and durable plant capable of use in carrying out a dry process of reducing the hulls to a finely-divided condition" (lines 8-13).
Date: October 21, 1890
Creator: Bohn, Emil
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Loading Cartridges. (open access)

Machine for Loading Cartridges.

Patent for mechanizing and streamlining the steps involved in loading a cartridge.
Date: October 10, 1886
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for bale ties that are designed "to have a series of holes in each end portion of the hoop, so that two keys can be used; also so that the hoop can be taken up short and again used on the compressed or repressed bale." (Lines 20-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 27, 1874
Creator: Jones, Henry B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin (open access)

Cotton-Gin

Patent for "... certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Gins.." (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 26, 1886
Creator: Ralston, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Making Well-Curbing (open access)

Mold for Making Well-Curbing

Patent for a mold for making well curbing. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Savoy, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Plow. (open access)

Shovel-Plow.

Patent for a strong, durable, and inexpensive shovel-plow that consists of a beam "made in two equal longitudinal, rear-curved sections bolted together in front and rear in combination with the slotted adjustable heelpiece secured between the beam-sections, and the handles bolted to the curve of the beam" (lines 42-47), braces for the handles, and a spacer.
Date: October 1, 1895
Creator: Schoenfelder, August
System: The Portal to Texas History