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[Victorian House]
Photograph of the Victorian House (located at 509 Academy at Ross) in Brenham, Texas.
Date:
August 1969
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Victorian House]
Photograph of the Victorian House (located at 509 Academy at Ross) in Brenham, Texas.
Date:
August 1969
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Victorian House]
Photograph of the Victorian House (located at 509 Academy at Ross) in Brenham, Texas.
Date:
August 1969
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Victorian House]
Photograph of the Victorian House (located at 1304 South Market at Tom Green) in Brenham, Texas.
Date:
August 1969
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Metallic Window-Blinds.
Patent for "a blind which acts both as a barrier to the progress of flames attacking windows and as a convenient shutter for the common purposes, and is adapted to be adjusted and securely locked in an open or closed position." (Lines 21-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1875
Creator:
Mackrell, William S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences.
Patent for improvement in rail-fence by using “triangular-shaped posted or couplings; it consists in arranging posts of a triangular form and a certain construction diagonally with the rails forming the body of each panel, so that long and short rails may be utilized.” (Lines 14-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 20, 1872
Creator:
Willie, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hame-Tugs for Harness.
Patent for the improvement of hame-tugs for harnesses, using a metallic hame-tug. It includes a description and illustration.
Date:
August 15, 1871
Creator:
Dawson, Paul R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Choppers
Patent for improvement in cotton choppers creating a more effective machine relating to the cultivating and chopping of cotton. Includes labeled figures and descriptive text
Date:
August 16, 1873
Creator:
Garrett, Joseph M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for improved bale-ties, including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1875
Creator:
Jones, Henry Bradley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press.
Patent for a hay press that has two adjacent press chambers, that alternate producing hay bales. "the press-chambers are each provided with a lid that is hinged to the longitudinal partition between the press-chambers and that is locked in closed position by hinged bails, said lids being so arranged that one can be moved over the other according as the bale is to be removed from one press-chamber or the other" (lines 20-27).
Date:
August 8, 1893
Creator:
Witte, Armin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Water Heater.
Patent for a feed-water heater for steam-boilers. It provides "such a heater having an arrangement of distributing-troughs located in such a manner as to evenly distribute the water over tubes in thin streams or a thin sheet, whereby it may be quickly heated, and, furthermore, in so constructing the parts that the interior portions comprising the circulating tubes and troughs may be easily removed for the purpose of cleaning" (lines 10-18).
Date:
August 25, 1896
Creator:
Muday, George T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coop
Patent for folding coop. Illustration included.
Date:
August 1, 1905
Creator:
Franke, Herman R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "of a draw-head, a depending hook pivotally mounted therein, a transverse pin arranged on the bottom of the mouth of the draw-head and provided intermediate its ends with a notch to permit the passage of the lower end of the hook, a spring for holding the notch away from the hook, and means for sliding the pin to bring the notch opposite the hook" (lines 83-91).
Date:
August 16, 1892
Creator:
Davis, William Haywood
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing Machine
Patent for an automatic weighing machine. Illustration included.
Date:
August 4, 1908
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Trunk and Dressing-Case.
Patent for a combined trunk and dressing-case. The trunk has drawers, and the lid of the trunk has a mirror in its lid. "The lid is connected at one end by a hinged strap with one end of the body of the trunk, so as to be adapted to be moved into position for closing the body and to be supported in upright position on the same in line with the bottom, so that it forms a proper support for a looking-glass, shelf, and the like" (lines 19-26).
Date:
August 18, 1896
Creator:
Witteborg, Ernest
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Trunk And Dressing-Case.
Patent for a new and useful combined trunk and dressing case. This design is to "provide a simple and efficient device of the character specified having a large amount of space for receiving different articles of wearing-apparel and for inclosing various kinds of toilet appliances" (line 9 - 14).
Date:
August 8, 1899
Creator:
Carraway, Esther P. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History