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Band for Paper, Currency, &c. (open access)

Band for Paper, Currency, &c.

Patent for a new and improved money clip. This design consists in "[a] band for packages provided with tongues projecting toward each other and an elastic, whereby when the band is in use the tongues will project in opposite directions to receive the elastic" (lines 57-61).
Date: September 6, 1887
Creator: Matthews, Oscar Semmes
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book Adjuster. (open access)

Book Adjuster.

Patent for a new and improved book-adjuster. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the holder having the horizontal longitudinal recess and the vertical screw-threaded aperture, of the base-piece, the adjusting-screw swiveled at its lower end in the said base-piece, and the spring-catch" (lines 3-8).
Date: February 8, 1887
Creator: Adair, Irvine James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Axle Bearing. (open access)

Car Axle Bearing.

Patent for a new and improved car-axle bearing. This design is "compris[ed of] the separable upper and lower sections having the longitudinal grooves on their respective upper and lower sides, the straps fitting in the said groove, and the bolts engaging the said straps and clamping the sections of the box together . . . in combination with the axle having its end fitting within the box, the collar shrunk onto the end of the axle within the box, said collar having the annular flanges, and the block pressing on the collar within the flanges" (lines 73-93).
Date: July 12, 1887
Creator: Hawkins, Andrew Jackson & Wilkins, John Walker
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copy Holder. (open access)

Copy Holder.

Patent for a new and improved copy-holder. This design "is [for] an improved copy-holder intended especially for holding deeds when being transcribed to the records, and seeks to provide a simple, inexpensive construction by which the deed may be held and to and from which the deed or other paper may be adjusted without difficulty, such construction serving also to mark or indicate the particular line of the paper being copied" (lines 7-15).
Date: August 2, 1887
Creator: Adair, Irvine James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 953: Patterson, Edna (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 953: Patterson, Edna (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Patterson, Edna (died February 16, 1887) and W.T. Patterson (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-02-16/1887-03-12
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 977: Behrens, Jacob (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 977: Behrens, Jacob (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Behrens, Jacob (died October 26, 1887) and Sarah Behrens (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-10-26/1887-11-08
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1028: Howell, Susan (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1028: Howell, Susan (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Howell, Susan (died September 1, 1887) and B.B. Howell (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-09-01/1887-10-03
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1054: Latham, Albert & Fred (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1054: Latham, Albert & Fred (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Latham, Albert & Fred (Minors) and Albert Latham (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-09-02/1887-12-30
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1091: Sullivan, Pat (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1091: Sullivan, Pat (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Sullivan, Pat (died March 23, 1887) and Pat J. Burke (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-03-23/1887-05-21
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1100: Bennett, Susan M. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1100: Bennett, Susan M. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bennett, Susan M. (died April 26, 1887) and H. Bennett (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-04-26/1887-10-03
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1102: Bounds, Mahaley (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1102: Bounds, Mahaley (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bounds, Mahaley (died November 2, 1887) and Mary M. Bounds (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-10-15/1888-06-12
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1106: Finley, A.K. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1106: Finley, A.K. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Finley, A.K. (died February 24, 1887) and D.A. Williams (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-02-24/1887-11-19
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1108: Guild, Susan (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1108: Guild, Susan (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Guild, Susan (died August 11, 1887) and J. Guile (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-08-09/1887-10-07
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1109: Griffin, W.J. & Flora (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1109: Griffin, W.J. & Flora (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Griffin, W.J. & Flora (died July 1888) and B.D. Atwell (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-07/1888-02-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1110: Galliher, Joel N. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1110: Galliher, Joel N. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Galliher, Joel N. (died May 21, 1887) and Martha M. Galliher (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-05-21/1887-08-26
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1113: Hamilton, Nannie H. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1113: Hamilton, Nannie H. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Hamilton, Nannie H. (Deceased) and Angie E. Mann (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-08-28/1887-11-03
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1116: Harry, Jno. D. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1116: Harry, Jno. D. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Harry, Jno. D. (died November 19, 1887) and Jas. M. Harry (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-10-25/1888-04-18
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1123: Harrison, W.L. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1123: Harrison, W.L. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Harrison, W.L. (died January 8, 1888) and E.A. Harrison (Executor or Guardian) - Slides 3 through 8. Slides 9 through 34 deal with Mamie H. Jones, a minor age 14, E.W.Rose guardian, case number 1124.
Date: 1887-01-18/1888-02-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1127: Larkin, Mary A. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1127: Larkin, Mary A. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Larkin, Mary A. (Deceased) and Wm. C. Larkin (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-08-22/1887-08-23
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1135: Miers, T.M. & R.M. (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1135: Miers, T.M. & R.M. (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Miers, T.M. & R.M. (Minors) and Carrie A. Miers (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-09-01/1887-10-04
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1136: Menczer, Joseph (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1136: Menczer, Joseph (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Menczer, Joseph (Deceased) and Jacob Menczer (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-05-04/1889-08-23
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1140: Pemberton, A. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1140: Pemberton, A. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Pemberton, A. (died December 1, 1887) and Jos. E. Pemberton (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-12-01/1893-12-04
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1184: Overand, Agnes (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1184: Overand, Agnes (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Overand, Agnes (died April 28, 1887) and E.T. Overand (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-04-28/1887-08-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1185: Hopkins, Jno. W. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1185: Hopkins, Jno. W. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Hopkins, Jno. W. (died June 6, 1887) and Mary E. Hopkins (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-01-06/1888-10-11
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History