Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "relates to mold-boards for plows; and it has for its object to provide a combined wooden and metallic mold-board which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency" (lines 9-14).
Date: May 24, 1892
Creator: Jackson, Luther C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevator and Gin Feeder (open access)

Cotton Elevator and Gin Feeder

Patent for a cotton elevator and gin feeder. Illustration included.
Date: May 24, 1904
Creator: Sory, Benjamin D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Hammer. (open access)

Piano-Hammer.

Patent for a piano hammer, which has a strip of striking material that can be moved over to a new section when one section wears out, to increase the life of the hammer.
Date: May 24, 1910
Creator: Young, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History