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Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplings, more especially of that class known as 'swing-pins;' and the object of the invention is to provide a swinging weight which will press the pin normally into operative position, and which will also support the link" (lines 7-12).
Date: August 12, 1890
Creator: Bass, Alonzo T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Connector for Electrical Conductors. (open access)

Connector for Electrical Conductors.

Patent for a new type of electrical conduit connector made for railway coach wiring and other similar uses, designed to be adaptable and reliable.
Date: October 12, 1915
Creator: Denman, Hugh E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gonzales Inquirer (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 12, 1853 (open access)

The Gonzales Inquirer (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 12, 1853

Weekly newspaper from Gonzales, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 1853
Creator: Smith S. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gonzales Inquirer. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 12, 1853 (open access)

The Gonzales Inquirer. (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 12, 1853

Weekly newspaper from Gonzales, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 1853
Creator: Smith, S. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles. (open access)

Improvement in Buckles.

Patent for an improved, multi-piece harness-buckle that is attachable without the need of sewing, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: March 12, 1878
Creator: Carnes, William J., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements In Buckles. (open access)

Improvements In Buckles.

Patent for a new kind of buckle along with specifications for construction and illustrations of the buckle.
Date: August 12, 1879
Creator: Carnes, William J., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Tenderer. (open access)

Meat-Tenderer.

Patent for a meat-tenderer that "consists of two plates having a series of intermeshing teeth thereon and connected by suitable means to allow of automatic adjustment, the object of which is to provide a utensil for culinary purposes" (lines 11-15).
Date: September 12, 1893
Creator: Passmore, Benjamin Hill
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Outdoors] captions transcript

[News Clip: Outdoors]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 12, 1990, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library