Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the draw-head provided with a flange upon one of its sides, ways for securing said draw-head in place and allowing it a longitudinal movement, an abutment which is secured to said ways upon one side, a hook which is pivoted in the draw-head on the side opposite to the flange, which hook is provided with a weight for keeping it normally closed, and which has a notch formed upon its pivotal end, and a latch which is pivoted to one side of the draw-head" (lines 64-74).
Date: December 30, 1884
Creator: Haltom, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Henderson Times.  (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. [14], Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1884 (open access)

The Henderson Times. (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. [14], Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with some advertising.
Date: April 3, 1884
Creator: Milner, R. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Henderson Times.  (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1884 (open access)

The Henderson Times. (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 21, 1884
Creator: Milner, R. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History