Power Device for Baling Presses. (open access)

Power Device for Baling Presses.

Patent for a new and improved power device for baling presses. This design "relates to certain new and useful improvements in power devices for baling-presses of that class wherein is employed a disk rigidly fixed to the shaft of the crank and a disk loosely mounted on said shaft; and it has for its object to improve upon prior constructions of this character. [This design] hinge[s] the lugs on the loosely mounted disk, and, preferably, place a spring between the said lug and the disk, so that either the weight of the lug or the force of the spring will project or suspend the lug" (lines 13-24).
Date: August 5, 1890
Creator: Cass, Thomas M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rockdale Messenger. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1899 (open access)

Rockdale Messenger. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1899

Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1899
Creator: Ferguson, W. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rockdale Messenger. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1899 (open access)

Rockdale Messenger. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1899

Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1899
Creator: Ferguson, W. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 06, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1899 (open access)

The Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 06, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1899

Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 5, 1899
Creator: Kennon, R. W. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History