Improvement in Hame-Fastenings. (open access)

Improvement in Hame-Fastenings.

Patent for improvements in economical and durable hame-fastening.
Date: July 30, 1878
Creator: Flatau, Louis S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Churn-Motors (open access)

Improvement in Churn-Motors

Patent for an improvement in churn-motors, which would allow for the motor to run faster or slower as needed, with illustration.
Date: July 30, 1878
Creator: Alexander, Julius A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pumps. (open access)

Improvement in Pumps.

Patent for improvement in the means by which cotton plants are watered, protected from pesticides and fires. It provides for a mechanism by which poison and water may be more easily distributed to the plants.
Date: July 30, 1878
Creator: Helmecke, Friederich Andreas
System: The Portal to Texas History