Bee Hive. (open access)

Bee Hive.

Patent for improvements to "that class of bee-hives or bee-houses having a series of compartments..." (lines 15-17) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 21, 1878
Creator: Walton, George Slaughter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Steaming and Cleansing Barrels, & c. (open access)

Apparatus for Steaming and Cleansing Barrels, & c.

Patent for an improved apparatus for steaming and cleaning barrels for the reception of resin, turpentine, oils, molasses, sirups, and other like liquids.
Date: May 5, 1873
Creator: Lee, Archibald K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Teeth for Cotton-Gin Saws. (open access)

Improvement in Teeth for Cotton-Gin Saws.

Patent for new useful improvement of the cotton-gin saws that consists of the dress or shape of the teeth, includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1873
Creator: Oglesby, Thomas B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Planters, Cultivators, and Stalk-Choppers. (open access)

Improvement in Planters, Cultivators, and Stalk-Choppers.

Patent for a combined planter, cultivator, and chopper.
Date: May 12, 1874
Creator: McCaleb, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sawing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Sawing-Machines.

Patent for a new and improved pulley-operated, roller-fed log sawing machine
Date: May 24, 1873
Creator: Bell, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows. (open access)

Improvement in Plows.

Patent for "plow mold-boards to which the black land of Texas, and other similar soils, will not adhere, so that a furrow can be turned, however sticky and waxy the soil may be." (lines 14-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 18, 1875
Creator: Bell, Francis R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Windmills (open access)

Improvement in Windmills

Patent for the improvement of wind mills, that includes a detailed description as well as labeled figure drawings.
Date: May 20, 1873
Creator: Jackson, Thomas R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Well-Augers. (open access)

Improvement in Well-Augers.

Patent for an improved well-auger, includes instruction and illustration.
Date: May 21, 1878
Creator: Glass, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement of Cotton Cleaners and Condensers (open access)

Improvement of Cotton Cleaners and Condensers

Patent for changes in the parts of cotton cleaner and condenser machinery, includes illustrations. The changes in machinery seek to eliminate impurities in the cotton while also compacting the cotton into a sheet.
Date: May 1, 1877
Creator: Greaves, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rotary Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Rotary Engines.

Patent for improvements in valves used in rotary engines.
Date: May 9, 1871
Creator: Hughes, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Corn and Cotton Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Corn and Cotton Planters.

Patent for a new cotton and corn planter, including illustrations.
Date: May 19, 1874
Creator: Griffith, William Harrison
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Electric Foot Warmers. (open access)

Improvements in Electric Foot Warmers.

Patent for adjustments in the mechanics of electric foot warmers.
Date: May 17, 1870
Creator: Littlepage, Caleb
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements In Ironing-Machines (open access)

Improvements In Ironing-Machines

Patent for new and useful improvements in the ironing machine. Machine has carrying case that is mounted on wheels and allows the iron to move over garments as it straightens out wrinkles.
Date: May 4, 1875
Creator: Perrenot, George F
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Joints for Railway Rails (open access)

Improvements in Joints for Railway Rails

Patent for improvements in box or "fish" joints for railroad rails.
Date: May 28, 1872
Creator: Wells, Jephthah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Revolving Cotton Lint Rooms. (open access)

Improvements in Revolving Cotton Lint Rooms.

Patent for improvement in cotton-lint rooms. These rooms are used with gins that seperate the seeds from the cotton.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: Crenshaw, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vehicle-Springs (open access)

Improvement in Vehicle-Springs

Patent for a newly designed vehicle spring that attached to the axle and features an auxiliary spring.
Date: May 22, 1877
Creator: Faber, Fredrick W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Targets for Shooting-Galleries (open access)

Improvement in Targets for Shooting-Galleries

Patent for a shooting gallery target that releases balls when hit in the center.
Date: May 29, 1877
Creator: Hoshall, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Stalk-Chopper (open access)

Improvement in Stalk-Chopper

Patent for an improvement in corn and cotton stalk-choppers, allowing for the stalks to be turned under by the plow and prevent their interference with the machine.
Date: May 21, 1872
Creator: Richards, Augustus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Washing-Machines.

Patent for the improvement of washing machines, using two washboards. It includes a description and illustrations.
Date: May 21, 1872
Creator: Harper, William F.
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
Improvement in Turpentine-Stills. (open access)

Improvement in Turpentine-Stills.

Patent for improvement in turpentine distillation and purification with bleaching and refinement.
Date: May 6, 1873
Creator: Lee, Archibald K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Standards for Vehicles. (open access)

Improvement in Standards for Vehicles.

Patent for "a stanchion pivoted in a strong metal box adapted to be fastened to the side of the platform of the car or truck, the box being open at the top and at one end, so that the stanchion can be turned down on its pivot by the side of the platform, to be out of the way of loading the car or truck platform with goods which cannot be conveniently loaded when the stanchions are upright." (Lines 6-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 12, 1874
Creator: Martin, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spurs. (open access)

Improvement in Spurs.

Patent for improvements in spurs that permanently attaches the spur to the boot, including illustrations.
Date: May 20, 1879
Creator: Brown, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Vegetable-Cutters. (open access)

Improvement in Vegetable-Cutters.

Patent for "vegetable-cutters adapted to cut a number of slices by a single stroke, in which a series of knives, arranged in two converging tiers, are used in conjunction with a centrally-disposed block for supporting the article to be sliced." (Lines 7-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1875
Creator: Goolsbee, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History