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Animal-Trap.
Patent for improvements in animal-traps that would be capable of catching two animals; to set the trap, bait is placed upon the hooked ends of the bait-hooks, the jaws are elevated and retained in a position by the link-catches, which have the lower hooked ends engaging the trigger, which has its free end engaging the eye at the inner end of the bait hooks, thus setting the trap, (lines 66-73) ready to catch animals. Illustration is included.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Anderson, Henry Clay
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machinery For Pressing Cotton.
Patent for improvements in machinery for facilitating the pressing of cotton; and it relates particularly to mechanism in which cylinders and pistons are used, under the influence of fluid or liquid, such as steam, air, water, or gas under pressure to operate the follower-block of a bailing-press. (Lines 12-18) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Bachman, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 158, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1891
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Balance-Staff for Watches.
Patent for improvements in balance-staffs for watches by “strengthen and increase the durability of the pivots or journals of the staff while reducing the friction to a minimum” (lines 16-19), included illustration.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Cooper, Jonathan H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Conveying and Cleaning Apparatus.
Patent for improvements in cotton conveying and cleaning apparatus by using the combination of “a rearwardly-open feeder and a conveyer in position to receive cotton discharge at the rear of the feeder” (lines 103-105), as a result when a conveyer bring “cotton to the feeder, it would provide a branch in position to take up the cotton delivered by the conveyer” (lines 106-108) thus preventing undue accumulation of excess cotton and continuous movement of the cotton in all the parts. Illustration is included.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Elam, William E.; Thomas, Robert S. & Hardwick, Saunie W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propeller for Boats.
Patent for improvements in propellers for boats by “having a pair of hinged propeller-blades adapted to swing toward and away from each other, combined with fixed prongs; which are engaged with the propeller blades and hold them from displacement.” (Lines 60-65) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Gillespie, Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 2747, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1891
Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Hanschke, Robert
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for an improved plow which is attached in the usual manner to the standard of a suitable beam, when the device is used for cultivating young crops, the fender is place in position and will serve to prevent the loose, dirt from tumbling over upon the growing plants. When the plants grew larger, the fender can be removed and a portion of the loose soil will thus be permitted to cover. (Lines 65-73) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Haynes, Leonard Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Daily Times. (Oklahoma City, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 252, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1891
Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Sawyer, Hamlin W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 202, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 5, 1891
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1891
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. ELEVENTH YEAR, No. 106, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1891
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 92, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1891
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History