Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for "a press of this character by means of which a direct stroke will be given to the plunger, the latter permitted to rebound by the recoil of the hay, and the hay properly held in position" (lines 8-12).
Date: May 21, 1889
Creator: Hallam, Leigh H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable-Cutter. (open access)

Vegetable-Cutter.

Patent for a vegetable cutter that cuts cleanly, rapidly, and with force.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Baggett, Robert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History