Colter Attachment for Lister-plows (open access)

Colter Attachment for Lister-plows

Patent for a colter attachment (triangular blade used on lister plows), by capitalizing on parts that should already exist on the plow.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Mosely, George L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton. (open access)

Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton.

Patent for an apparatus that cleans burs and other foreign matter from cotton through a suction process prior to ginning, including instructions and illustrations. The inventor claims this apparatus is simpler, more affordable, and more effective than previous methods for cleaning cotton.
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Brown, Thomas N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Working Glass. (open access)

Improvement in Apparatus for Working Glass.

Patent for a blowing-engine that will make the glass-blowing process less laborious. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1875
Creator: Chase, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History