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Condenser.
Patent for a new and improved condenser. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of a series of condensing-compartments, forming a continuous convoluted condensing-vessel having vertical walls, to be employed in the process of extracting alcohol, essential oils, ether, &c." (lines 18-23).
Date:
July 24, 1883
Creator:
Wilmans, Frederick A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Awning Bracket.
Patent for a new and improved awning bracket. This design "relates to awning-brackets of that class which are secured to the wall of the building over the sidewalk, and secure themselves without the use of posts, &c. The invention has for its object to provide a self-sustaining bracket possessing superior advantages in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness, durability, and general efficiency" (lines 9-16).
Date:
August 14, 1883
Creator:
Rodgers, Ranzil H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Forcing Liquids from Barrels.
Patent for a new and improved device for extracting liquids from sealed containers. This design utilizes a bellows apparatus, and "by simply compressing [it] air is forced into the space in the barrel or vessel above the liquid, when the pressure of this air will exhaust the liquid through the faucet at the bottom under pressure" (lines 65-70).
Date:
October 16, 1883
Creator:
Park, Hardy B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Spring.
Patent for a new and improved vehicle spring. This design consists in "front wheels [that] are set well under the wagon-bed, so as to facilitate turning; and . . . the spring-braces, while they greatly assist in strengthening the spring and supporting the load as it grows heavier, do not in any way interfere with the action of said springs. . . . By this improved construction a simple, strong, and durable vehicle is provided, in which heavy loads may be carried with ease" (lines 46-55).
Date:
July 10, 1883
Creator:
Payne, Joseph Mott
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for windmill for utilizing wind or water power (lines 9-10).
Date:
June 12, 1883
Creator:
Sickles, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather Strip.
Patent for a new and improved weather strip. This design "is to provide a new and improved weather-strip, which is raised into a groove in the bottom of the door when the door is open, but is pressed down upon the sill when the door is closed. The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts" (lines 7-13).
Date:
July 31, 1883
Creator:
McCurdy, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood Pavement.
Patent for a new and improved wood pavement. This design "is to furnish an improved pavement which shall be strong, durable, and cheap, not being liable to decay nor become uneven, with perfectly water-tight concrete joints laid on a perfectly solid and compact foundation of gravel, which can be easily cut through and readily reunited should it become necessary to cut through it to lay sewer or gas pipes or water-mains, or make connections with same" (lines 10-19).
Date:
July 17, 1883
Creator:
Bell, Bushrod W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Digging Machine.
Patent for a new and improved well-digging machine. This design "consists in connecting to the bottom of [a] shaft a gang of plows, which effectually break and cut up the earth, and combing therewith a fixed and inclined shear-blade and detachable earth-receiver, the said shear-blade being located in the rear of the plows, for raising the earth from the motion of the plow, and delivering it automatically into the detachable earth-receiver, which is raised to the surface with its load by means of ropes and pulleys" (lines 27-37).
Date:
February 6, 1883
Creator:
Chambers, Job C. & Chambers, Silas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Miter and Framing Square.
Patent for a new and improved miter and framing square. This design "consists in the improved arrangement and construction of graduated scales, whereby I attain superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, inexpensiveness, and general efficiency" (lines 11-15).
Date:
November 20, 1883
Creator:
Bolles, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Time Signal-Repeating System.
Patent for a system to automatically signal the current time over phone-lines.
Date:
October 30, 1883
Creator:
Oram, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screw Propeller.
Patent for a new and improved screw propeller. This design "connect[s] propellers on the opposite sides of a vessel with one another and with a stern propeller, so that they will act at the same time upon different parts of the vessel in urging her forward," which leads to increased speed (lines 7-11).
Date:
March 20, 1883
Creator:
Gartner, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Straining Beam.
Patent for a new and improved straining beam. This design "is especially adapted to be used in that class of structures, especially bridges and columns, in which it is necessary to combine the maximum of strength with the minimum of weight; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of a beam" (lines 22-27).
Date:
September 11, 1883
Creator:
Davis, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Running Gear.
Patent for a new and improved running gear. This design consists "[i]n an adjustable axle, the combination of the squarely grooved or axle-tree, having [a] central square block, the spindles having inner square portions, having horizontal slots and vertical slots, vertical nutted bolts and horizontal nutted bolts, [and] having hooks adapted to have the draft-chains attached to them" (lines 74-81).
Date:
January 9, 1883
Creator:
Brosius, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Running Gear for Wagons.
Patent for a new and improved running-gear for wagons. This design consists "[i]n a running-gear for carriages and wagons, the combination, with the axle provided with the collars of the stationary and rotary disks, and interposed anti-friction rollers mounted on arms projecting from disks, which are mounted on bolts, constituting axles for the rotary disks and the horizontal wheels and in the boxes" (lines 10-17).
Date:
January 30, 1883
Creator:
Mackey, Thomas Bell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Check.
Patent for a new and improved door check. This design "consists in a sliding spring-bolt held in the upper edge of the door, combined with a curved notched frame, projecting from the door-frame, into the notches of which frame the end of the bolt can pass to hold the door in the desired potion. The sliding bolt is connected . . . [to] a crank-arm formed on one end of a spindle, provided on the opposite end with a handle-knob, the crank arm of which spindle can be adjusted to lock the spring-bolt" (lines 11-21).
Date:
June 26, 1883
Creator:
McCurdy, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 299, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 7, 1883
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 7, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 305, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 14, 1883
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 14, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 311, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 21, 1883
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 21, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 317, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 28, 1883
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 28, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 323, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1883
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 4, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 16, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 11, 1883
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 11, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 22, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 18, 1883
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 18, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 25, 1883
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 25, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 34, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 2, 1883
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 2, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History