Improvement in Sinking Pneumatic Piles or Caissons. (open access)

Improvement in Sinking Pneumatic Piles or Caissons.

Patent for certain improvements in sinking and securing of pneumatic piles or caissons, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: Sickels, Frederick E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Picker and Pea Huller. (open access)

Peanut Picker and Pea Huller.

Patent for a new and improved Peanut Picker and Pea Huller, which picks peanuts from the vines and removes them without damaging the peanuts through beating or flailing. The invention also operates at a minimum amount of power while discharging the peanuts or peas free of dust.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Berry, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History