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Penman's Arm Rest.

Description: Patent for a new and improved writer's armrest. This design "is to provide a sort of swivel-pivot to support the wrist in writing, whereby perfect freedom of movement is given to the hand, and the position of the hand may be changed instantaneously without effort in forming characters in writing. The invention consists of a flexible or pliable foundation-piece with an anti-friction or swivel roller or ball projecting from its surface and forming a pivot to support the wrist when writing, a stra… more
Date: June 14, 1887
Creator: Graham, Tilghman
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Chopper.

Description: Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design consists "[i]n a cotton-chopper, the combination, with a bent axle, wheels on the same, a swiveled bearing on the said axle, a chopping-hoe having its standard fitted in said bearing, and a triangular frame secured to the axle, of a forked operating-lever pivoted to the triangular frame, a collar on the standard of the hoe, and links connecting the collar to the ends of the arms of the said operating-lever" (lines 15-23).
Date: June 14, 1887
Creator: Sacks, Heinrich Wilhelm
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Baling-Press.

Description: Patent for a new improvement in baling presses that improves strength, durability and handling and is cheap to manufacture, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 14, 1887
Creator: Mansfield, James Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hay Press.

Description: Patent for a new and improved hay-press. This design consists, "in combination with the plungers and their rack-stems, the cog, the brackets . . . curved as described, and having the flange, combined with the ways . . . and the anti-friction rolls, operating each on the rear of one of the rack-stems . . . [which are] combined with the brackets, detachably secured to the press, their forward ends constituting in connection with the rear plate of the press guide-ways for said stems" (lines 80-100… more
Date: June 14, 1887
Creator: Cope, Mason L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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