Ratchet-Clutch (open access)

Ratchet-Clutch

Patent for a clutch design that enables the use of a single clutch in agricultural machine engines.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Smith, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cotton-Handling Machine. (open access)

Pneumatic Cotton-Handling Machine.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in pneumatic cotton handling machines.
Date: May 17, 1898
Creator: Fuller, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buckle and Back Band Hook. (open access)

Buckle and Back Band Hook.

Patent for a new and improved buckle and back-band hook. This design "contemplates certain improvements in combined buckles and back-band hooks; and it consists of a buckle having, or to which may be separately applied, a peculiar hook or tongue" (lines 10-14).
Date: May 21, 1889
Creator: Munger, Ennis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Cultivators.

Patent for a new improvement for a cotton-cultivator with different tools and connections, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1873
Creator: Bates, Finis L.
System: The Portal to Texas History