BED-BOTTOM (open access)

BED-BOTTOM

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in bed bottoms". The bed bottom fits any bedstead and it is cheap, portable, and durable.
Date: July 13, 1880
Creator: Pafford, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ICE. (open access)

APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ICE.

Patent for "a new and improved Apparatus for the Manufacture of Ice" (lines 3-4)
Date: July 13, 1880
Creator: Zilker, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Running-Gear for Wagons (open access)

Running-Gear for Wagons

Patent for a new and improved wagon coupling. The invention is related to "king-bolts and coupling devices that connect the forward axle of wagons, carriages, and other vehicles." (lines 8-9)
Date: July 13, 1880
Creator: Fowler, Joseph C.
System: The Portal to Texas History