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Kitchen-Cabinet
Patent for a new design and construction of kitchen cabinets.
Date:
December 4, 1888
Creator:
Shanley, Michael H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet
Patent for "a device of this class which shall be simple in construction, inexpensive, and in which provision shall be made for the safe-keeping of all the materials and ingredients used in bread-making and in ordinary cooking as well as for pies, cakes, cold victuals and the like" (lines 9-15).
Date:
July 9, 1889
Creator:
Skipper, James Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Scale.
Patent for a new and improved kitchen scale. This design "introduces a pivoted stirrup into the yoke on the tray-rod, said stirrup being pivoted to and suspended from the beam. By this means, the stirrup and beam can vibrate in the yoke without disturbing the perpendicularity of the tray-rod" (lines 62-67).
Date:
June 26, 1883
Creator:
Solomon, Thomas Durham
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet.
Patent for a new and improved cabinet. This design "consist[s] of the body having a top . . . adapted to support a bread-board, the elevated casing provided with drawers, and an intermediate receptacle, the shelf thereof forming a recess . . . said recess adapted to receive the back edge of the bread-board . . . the hinged cover provided with a hinged shelf, the inclined abutments for said cover, and the cleat secured to one end of this cover at such an angle to the inclination of said abutments that when the cover bears against them the hinged shelf will be supported in a horizontal position by said cleat" (lines 22-37).
Date:
May 3, 1887
Creator:
Lane, Fernando G. & Acheson, Charles S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet.
Patent for a new and improved cabinet. This design consists in "the combination, with a hinged door or lid, of [a] . . . separate bail" (lines 99-100). Further, said bail is "pivotally secured at its upper ends to the cabinet, and adapted to support on its middle portion the free end of the said door when the latter is in its horizontal position . . . [and it consists in] a suitable frame, the drawers having compartments on either side thereof, in combination with the hinged pie-board having the opening . . . which when raised closes said compartments" (lines 1-10).
Date:
May 24, 1887
Creator:
Dollens, Wood C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet
Patent for a knock-down kitchen cabinet.
Date:
August 7, 1882
Creator:
Billington, Theophilus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Table and Cabinet.
Patent for a combined table and cabinet for use in the kitchen, intended to aid "invalids or weak persons to accomplish considerable work without inconvenience or fatigue" (lines 11-13).
Date:
August 14, 1888
Creator:
Brack, Mary S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent to an improvement to churns "in which its action may be either single or double acting by means of a simple and efficacious arrangement of parts" (lines 18-21).
Date:
January 19, 1886
Creator:
Persohn, John William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Milk Pan and Curd or Cheese Mold.
Patent for a new and improved combined milk pan and curd or cheese mold. This design "consists in a dairy or kitchen utensil composed, mainly, of a pan with spout and stopper, and a detachable screen-cover to the pan constructed to also form a mold, and otherwise of peculiar construction" (lines 8-12).
Date:
August 11, 1885
Creator:
Noessel, Sarah J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Matilda Dodd and Adelitia McGee to the Moore family and Alice McGee, December 28-30, 1889]
This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. it is written by Matilda Dodd and Adelitia "Dinkie" McGee. In Matilda's first letter, dated December 28, 1889, she informs the Moore family and Alice of the happenings in Gallatin, Tennessee. The news includes: confirmation of the receipt of the Moore's letter, well-wishes for Florence's recovery, a dialogue about Christmas plans, community health updates, news about the mild winter weather and its affects on the community, a discussion about the rose slips and cherry sprouts Dodd sent to Mary Ann, details about their new neighbors, and news about family and friends. In Dinkie's letter, dated December 29, 1889, McGee informs the Moore family and Alice about the goings-on in Sumner County. The news includes: a discussion about Mattie, a dialogue about their Christmas and details on what everyone received as gifts when they were at Bettie's place, news about friends in the community, a discussion about a dinner she made and who came over to join the family, inquiries for Linnet,plans for a social, additional updates on friends in the community. She closes the letter by stating that she wants Alice and the Moore family to write soon. In Matilda's …
Date:
1889-12-28/1889-12-30
Creator:
Dodd, Matilda & McGee, Adelitia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 292, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 21, 1889
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 21, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 297, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 20, 1887
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 20, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Daily News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 356, Ed. 1, Wednesday, May 8, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 8, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Dish-Washer and Churn
Patent for a combined dish-washing machine and churn, with illustration and description of parts.
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Fletcher, William Nelson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1887
Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 27, 1887
Creator:
Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1887
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 14, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 354, Ed. 1, Monday, May 6, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 6, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTH YEAR, No. 196, Ed. 1 Friday, August 17, 1888
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 17, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 224, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 24, 1887
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 24, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 233, Ed. 1 Monday, November 21, 1887
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 21, 1887
Creator:
Gilbert, C. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 227, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1889
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 4, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 298, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 23, 1888
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 23, 1888
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 91, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1889
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 19, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 154, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1889
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 6, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History