Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties

Patent for an improvement in cotton-bale ties which consists of the construction of the loop-plate.
Date: May 14, 1872
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Nail-Extractors. (open access)

Improvement in Nail-Extractors.

Patent for an improved instrument for extracting nails which "will increase its effectiveness in equal ratio with the resistance offered by the object under operation" (lines 13-16) including instruction and illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1872
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Transplanters (open access)

Improvement in Transplanters

Patent for an improvement in transplanters, intended for use in transplanting cotton or other plants.
Date: May 28, 1872
Creator: Cook, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History