The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. THIRTEENTH YEAR, No. 310, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 8, 1898 (open access)

The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. THIRTEENTH YEAR, No. 310, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 8, 1898

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 8, 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel For Bicycles. (open access)

Wheel For Bicycles.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in wheels for bicycles. This design is to "provide an improved tire for this purpose which is adapted to take the place of a pneumatic tire and to operate in a similar manner" (line 13 - 17).
Date: February 8, 1898
Creator: Bowley, James Deamess
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire - Protector (open access)

Tire - Protector

Patent for a new and useful improvements in tire-protectors. This design "has relation to armor for pneumatic tires" (line 8-9).
Date: February 8, 1898
Creator: Cross, Abraham
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History