The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 138, Ed. 1, Monday, December 25, 1893 (open access)

The Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 138, Ed. 1, Monday, December 25, 1893

Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 25, 1893
Creator: Christopher, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Engine and Superheater Apparatus. (open access)

Combined Engine and Superheater Apparatus.

Patent for a "combined steam superheater apparatus and engine driven thereby, which in turn is utilized to automatically shift the steam feeding and cut off devices, and such invention primarily has for its object to provide a combined mechanism of this character which will effectively operate for its intended purposes" (lines 7-14). It also requires a minimal amount of effort to operate, sifts solids out of the water, and retains heat.
Date: December 25, 1894
Creator: Walker, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History