Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for a rotary engine "that may be made to effectively employ the full expansive force of the steam or other motive fluid in a uniform manner" (lines 12-14). Illustrations included.
Date: May 28, 1907
Creator: Kelly, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Grubbing, Subsoiling, and Turning Plow (open access)

Combined Grubbing, Subsoiling, and Turning Plow

Patent for a combined grubbing, subsoiling, and turning plow. Illustration included.
Date: May 23, 1905
Creator: Toler, Henry Wilson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for "means which will rigidly hold the point against independent movement toward the landslide of the plow" (lines 45-47).
Date: May 7, 1901
Creator: Kelly, George Addison
System: The Portal to Texas History