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Clutch.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive clutch used for transmitting power. The clutch has "independent rotable disks that act on peripheral eccentric proportions, which are so arranged that the said disk will be held free from contact with the drive-shaft and the entire bearing of the clutch mechanism thrown on the grip members, whereby the shaft-apertures in the disks can be made sufficiently large to overcome any irregularity of the bearing-faces of the internal cam portions and obviating the necessity of providing outside collars" (lines 17-27).
Date:
April 28, 1896
Creator:
Carleton, Ernest WIlliam
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer
Patent for fertilizer.
Date:
June 28, 1904
Creator:
Wright, Edward Fondi
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flavoring Compound
Patent for an improved flavoring compound "especially adapted for flavoring meats and food products, soups, stews, etc., and consists in combining Mexican pepper, spices of cuminum and origanum, salt, garlic, tallow or suet." (Lines 10-14)
Date:
January 28, 1908
Creator:
Stukes, John Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner, June 28, 1954]
Letter from William M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner discussing the use of the Ruth Frisch Memorial Fund form the Hillel Building Foundation at Austin.
Date:
June 28, 1954
Creator:
Nathan, William M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer Garrison, Jr. to Cecile Blum Kempner, June 28, 1957]
Letter from Homer, Garrison to Cecile Blum Kempner discussing her drivers license application.
Date:
June 28, 1957
Creator:
Garrison, Homer
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Henry Stenzel, April 28, 1952]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Henry Stenzel expressing his deepest condolences at hearing of the passing of his wife.
Date:
April 28, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, February 28, 1945]
Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing his recent activities, including taking time off after the River and Harbor Bill passed and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Water Treaty. He expresses his reservations about a proposal to move the Medical Department of the University away from Galveston, citing the state’s substantial investment in its facilities there as a reason to maintain its location.
Date:
February 28, 1945
Creator:
Miller, Roy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Chauncey D. Leake, February 28, 1945]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Chauncey D. Leake inviting Dr. C. D. Leake to attend a Medical College Committee meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Friday at 2 o'clock in the Conference Room of the United States National Bank. Mrs. Merlin will submit data to be reviewed by the committee for presentation in Austin.
Date:
February 28, 1945
Creator:
Leake, Chauncey D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to G. P. Pearson, Jr., January 28, 1953]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to G. P. Pearson, Jr. thanking for 1953 Texas Highway road map and expressing condolences on the death of Hal Stoneham.
Date:
January 28, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter.
Patent for a new and improved seed planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination [of] a lever, shaft, bars, and ring-plate on a wheel, [and] of the four fixed cams and intermediate detachable cams" (lines 66-69).
Date:
June 28, 1881
Creator:
Gallway, Richard James.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Awl.
Patent for an improvement upon the sewing awl that is designed to work well with leather workers. The sewing awl is made to be "adaptable to work with a break or tension device, capable of restraining a thread holding spool against free rotation to prevent excessive undesirable slack or looseness of the thread" (lines 15-19) as illustrated and described.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Alten, George Philip
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from I. H. Kempner to Fred Mauritz, February 28, 1945]
Copy of Letter from I. H. Kempner to Fred Mauritz addressing concerns about the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Kempner discusses the United States Senate Judiciary Committee's decision to defer a proposal concerning the medical school, citing the wartime context. He appeals to Mauritz, emphasizing the importance of informed decisions to protect the institution's future.
Date:
February 28, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental or Surgical Chair.
Patent for a dental or surgical chair that is adjustable, light and portable. The chair can be adjusted "without the employment of a raising device using fluid or any sub-basal mechanism" (lines 57-59), and can be adjusted with little effort. The chair's decent can be monitored. It can be easily assembled and disassembled for transport.
Date:
August 28, 1894
Creator:
Stiles, Edmund Pease
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. This invention is designed to be adjustable horizontally to operate on crooked rows. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Burton, George W.; Warwick, Vesper V. & Patton, Deacon O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Jerome Mark to I. H. Kempner, May 28, 1945]
Letter from Rabbi Jerome Mark to I. H. Kempner explaining that the Executive Committee of the B'nai B'rith Lodges has unanimously voted to make a contribution of $1,000 to the Hillel Building Fund in the name of their late Secretary, Myron M. Goldman. They would like a plaque to be placed in the new Hillel building in memory of Goldman in exchange for the donation.
Date:
May 28, 1945
Creator:
Mark, Jerome
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner, March 28, 1945
Letter from William M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner discussing the Hillel Building Fund. He mentions that a professional has not yet been hired and that he is going to attempt to solicit more donations.
Date:
March 28, 1945
Creator:
Nathan, William M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for an improved car coupling that consists of a hollow drawhead with a pivoting knuckle, a hook on one side of the knuckle, a catch on the other side of the knuckle, a latch pivoted in the drawhead that engages the catch, a spring that presses the latch against the knuckle, a rod attached to the latch, a double crank attached to the rod, hand rods and cranks on either side of the car, and a buffer above the drawbar.
Date:
November 28, 1893
Creator:
Darrow, Nicholas & Roosevelt, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The exterior of Delwood Pharmacy]
The exterior of the Delwood Pharmacy building. The signs on the building say "Delwood Pharmacy", "Checker", "Free Packard", and "Register Here." There are automobiles parked to the left of the photo.
Date:
October 28, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A crowd of people outside Delwood Pharmacy]
A crowd of people standing outside of Delwood Pharmacy. There are men, women, and children evenly mixed throughout the crowd.
Date:
October 28, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hyman J. Ettlinger to Aaron Topek, October 28, 1949]
Letter from Hyman J. Ettlinger to Aaron Topek requesting that Topek publish an announcement for the Hillel Building fund in the next edition of News and Views. He would like to announce that the Hillel dedication cornerstone laying will take place at 11 am on November 13 which will be followed by a donor's luncheon at 12:30 pm. He requests that he attend and speak at the cornerstone laying. He mentions a meeting of the Hillel Building Committee at 9 am and a need to ask guests if they would like tickets to the Texas-TCU football game as well as hotel reservations. Last, he requests that Topek work with Dave White to create an article for the Houston Herald.
Date:
October 28, 1949
Creator:
Ettlinger, Hyman J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, April 28, 1945]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman discussing his trip to Mineral Wells, a discussion he had with Fred Florence and Eugene Solow in Dallas about the Hillel Building Fund. He suggests that Rabbi Friedman go on a tour of a section of Texas. He mentions that Mr. Oster at Dallas was willing to do the same thing. Last, he talks about the brochure and future plans to solicit donations.
Date:
April 28, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Meyers to Robert S. Calvert, March 28, 1958]
Letter from J. E. Meyers to Robert S. Calvert discussing the delivery of Form 4 Inheritance Tax Report on behalf of the Estate of Daniel W. Kempner.
Date:
March 28, 1958
Creator:
Meyers, J. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Galveston Chamber Of Commerce, May 28, 1954]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Galveston Chamber Of Commerce enclosing a copy of correspondence with Dr. Leake's office, highlighting a letter to Dr. James A. Bethea regarding the use of Fort Crockett. He suggests that Nathan, as President, should take up the project due to its outlined advantages, expressing willingness to support if Nathan agrees.
Date:
May 28, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a car-coupling which is an improvement on a patent (No. 520,380) previously granted to the inventor. It has two jaws that are used with a combination of other parts to couple cars.
Date:
May 28, 1895
Creator:
Roosevelt, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History