Automatic Type-Writing Machine. (open access)

Automatic Type-Writing Machine.

Patent for improvements to the type writer which allow for automatic, proper spacing between letters and words; will automatically return the carriage to the beginning of the page; and will automatically feed the inking ribbon so that the entire surface is used. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1897
Creator: Templeton, Allison
System: The Portal to Texas History
Back-Band Buckle. (open access)

Back-Band Buckle.

Patent for an improved back-band buckle and an improved hook that connects the buckle with the trace-chain. The lever-hook snaps "into position and is held secure in a pane substantially flush with the lower portion of the buckle-frame when the buckle is closed by the forcing down of the lever" (lines 15-19).
Date: April 20, 1897
Creator: Brown, John Staddart
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Sealing Newspapers, &c. (open access)

Machine for Sealing Newspapers, &c.

Patent for a machine to seal "the open edges of folded newspapers or other periodicals at the place of publication to prevent their return for redemption by the publishers when the seal is broken." (Lines 10-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1897
Creator: Sundstrom, Herman T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writing Machine. (open access)

Type-Writing Machine.

Patent for improvements to the type writer "to provide a simple and effective mechanism for automatically operating the type-bars of such a machine under the control of the keys in such manner as to require but light action of said keys." (Lines 11-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1897
Creator: Templeton, Allison
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin. (open access)

Cotton-Gin.

Patent for a saw-cleaning attachment for cotton gins. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 20, 1897
Creator: Griffin, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History