Raising and Lowering Mechanism for Harvesters (open access)

Raising and Lowering Mechanism for Harvesters

Patent for improvements in "a raising and lowering mechanism for harvesters, and more especially to a mechanism so arranged that it can be operated by the driver from his seat without checking the machine and while the machine is in motion" (lines 8-13).
Date: June 14, 1892
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vertical Gearing for Harvesters and Binders (open access)

Vertical Gearing for Harvesters and Binders

Patent for "improvements in vertical gearing for harvesters and binders in which the main operating-shaft is carried in a vertical position, thereby securing a larger range to elevate the machine and securing a perfect balance of the machine on the ground-wheels without extending parts of the machine to the front or rear" (lines 8-15).
Date: June 14, 1892
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History