Machine for Driving Horses. (open access)

Machine for Driving Horses.

Patent for an improved, simple, and efficient horse-whipping or driving machine that is meant to whip horses that are connected to machines that are powered by horses, such as thrashers, fans, and bark-mills. "The invention comprises a whip-carrying lever pivotally mounted on one end of the sweep-lever of a draft horse power, and means for moving said lever so that the whip will be caused to strike the draft horses" (lines 18-22).
Date: June 27, 1893
Creator: Williams, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Feeding Envelops to Type-Writing Machines. (open access)

Device for Feeding Envelops to Type-Writing Machines.

Patent for "a device for feeding envelops to type-writing machines, the object being to construct a device of the character described which is adapted to be mounted on the carriage of the machine and feed envelops to be addressed continuously and automatically to the platen on said machine." (Lines 26-32) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 15, 1897
Creator: Wash, Benjamin S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Payment of Taxes, June 28, 1897] (open access)

[Receipt of Payment of Taxes, June 28, 1897]

This is a receipt acknowledging payment of taxes for Levi Perryman in the city of Montague. The back of the document has various numbers written down.
Date: June 28, 1897
Creator: Office of Collector
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insecticide. (open access)

Insecticide.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in insecticides, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 14, 1898
Creator: Carmichaelm, Joseph B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup. (open access)

Stirrup.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stirrups, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 20, 1899
Creator: Dickerman, Daniel Frederick.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History