The Nacogdoches News. (Nacogdoches, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1885 (open access)

The Nacogdoches News. (Nacogdoches, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Nacogdoches, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 12, 1885
Creator: Harris, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screw-cutting Die. (open access)

Screw-cutting Die.

Patent for a screw-cutting die, including illustrations. The invention includes "a die-plate of special construction, adapted to cut either right or left hand threads" (lines 12-13).
Date: February 6, 1883
Creator: Müller, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Power. (open access)

Churn-Power.

Patent for a new and improved motorized churn. This design "has for its object to provide a means for converting a rotary into a reciprocating movement and regulating the range of the reciprocating mechanism" (lines 15-18).
Date: February 24, 1880
Creator: Britain, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History