Animal-Trap. (open access)

Animal-Trap.

Patent for an improved animal trap for “catching small animals in a trap which will be ever set and in operative position for catching an animal and which will be automatically reset” (lines 10-13), illustration is included.
Date: March 17, 1891
Creator: Bassinger, Stephen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 28, Saturday, March 27, 1897 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 28, Saturday, March 27, 1897

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 27, 1897
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 27, Saturday, March 20, 1897 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 27, Saturday, March 20, 1897

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 20, 1897
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 26, Saturday, March 13, 1897 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 26, Saturday, March 13, 1897

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 13, 1897
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 25, Saturday, March 6, 1897 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 25, Saturday, March 6, 1897

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes a special report on the inauguration of President McKinley [p.3], with a drawing of President McKinley and his new cabinet--[p.6].
Date: March 6, 1897
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 29, Saturday, March 26, 1898 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 29, Saturday, March 26, 1898

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 26, 1898
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 28, Saturday, March 19, 1898 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 28, Saturday, March 19, 1898

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 19, 1898
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, [Volume 5, Number] 27, Saturday, March 12, 1898 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, [Volume 5, Number] 27, Saturday, March 12, 1898

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 12, 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 26, Saturday, March 5, 1898 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 26, Saturday, March 5, 1898

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 5, 1898
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 27[b], Saturday, March 18, 1899 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 27[b], Saturday, March 18, 1899

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 18, 1899
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 27[a], Saturday, March 11, 1899 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 27[a], Saturday, March 11, 1899

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes a feature story with an illustration: "A Day in the Power House of a Street Railroad".--[p.6]
Date: March 11, 1899
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 25, Saturday, March 4, 1899 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 25, Saturday, March 4, 1899

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 4, 1899
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 28, Saturday, March 25, 1899 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 28, Saturday, March 25, 1899

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: March 25, 1899
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor for Operating Churns. (open access)

Motor for Operating Churns.

Patent for a new and improved churn motor. This design "compris[es] the clock-work-like mechanism, the right angle brake-lever engaging the spring-shaft wheel of said mechanism, and itself engaged by a pivoted hook on the supporting closure, the wheel on the driving-shaft having eccentrically connected thereto a stud engaged by a wrist-pin, the pitman loosely connected at one end to said wrist-pin and carrying at its opposite end a split socket provided with jaws having a binding-screw, and the dasher-staff having connection with said pitman-socket" (lines 90-101).
Date: March 18, 1890
Creator: Peggs, Jack
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for washing machines with "roller-supporting frame for supporting the same either upon a horizontal surface or upon the top of a tub or receptacle in connection with which the machine is used" (lines 10-14) including illustrations.
Date: March 15, 1898
Creator: Smith, Henry E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History