Texas Patents

About the Collection

The Texas Patents collection consists of United States patents filed by Texas inventors before 1900. A majority of the patents are for agricultural and industrial applications, such as seeding machines, harvesters, plows, wind and water propellers, and steam engines. Other inventions include timekeepers, remedies, and firearms.

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19,049 Items		1 Type
1 Partner	9 Decades	1 Language
410 Counties	38 States	4 Countries
712,479 Usage	13 years, 6 months ago Collection Created	1 year, 5 months ago Last Updated

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Texas Patents in The Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas Libraries. https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TXPT/ accessed July 9, 2025.

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