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Boot
Patent for a boot design that contains a counter-support of coil springs while also being inexpensive, durable, and efficient.
Date:
October 2, 1888
Creator:
Benson, Henry L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Tool.
Patent for a new and improved multi-tool. This design "consist[s], essentially, of the lever having a cutter recessed and centrally-perforated enlargement, a notch at the outer end of the said enlargement, and a curved and tapering jaw, and a lever, similarly enlarged and recessed . . . and centrally perforated, and having a head, a notch, and a curved and tapering jaw, and the rivet for uniting the two levers at the recessed enlargement" (lines 73-82).
Date:
October 2, 1888
Creator:
Benson, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Lock.
Patent for improvement upon a combination-lock.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Bergman, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for "improvements in locks, having special reference to locks for the doors of freight-cars; and it has for its object to provide a strong lock so constructed as to be comparatively safe from the attacks of lockpickers" (lines 8-13).
Date:
September 11, 1888
Creator:
Bergman, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Loading Wagons.
Patent for a new and improved apparatus for loading wagons. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the platform having the opening and the trap-doors, the fastening devices to secure the trap-doors when closed and to permit the same to open, and the counter-weights connected to the trap-doors" (lines 24-28).
Date:
November 27, 1888
Creator:
Bernard, Alfred Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Stay.
Patent for a new and improved bed stay. This design "consist[s] of wires doubled at their center parts and twisted . . . to form loops . . . and diverged from said twisted parts and attached to the corner portions of the bedstead, and a tension and locking device consisting of a straining-lever fulcrumed to one of the loops and adapted to lock thereon and engaging the other loop" (lines 90-97).
Date:
October 2, 1888
Creator:
Bethea, Cade
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap.
Patent for a new and improved animal trap. This design consists in "the combination of the wire frame having the parallel base-arms, the coiled-springs, the upwardly-extending arms, and the downwardly-extending loop, the loop or ring on the bend and engaged portions of said wire, and the trigger-wire having the frontwardly-projecting point engaging said ring" (lines 80-87).
Date:
July 10, 1888
Creator:
Beversdorf, Louis, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press
Patent for "a simple and effective machine of the character described, which shall possess advantages in point of durability, cheapness of manufacture, and general efficiency" (lines 18-21).
Date:
July 31, 1888
Creator:
Bigham, Joshua R. & Bigham, Ambrose W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freestone County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Freestone County, Texas. The center of Freestone County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
March 1888
Creator:
Blau, F. G.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Axle.
Patent for a new and improved axle. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with an axle having a seat at its outer end and a seat located in from said outer end, of the spindle having its shank provided with a threaded inner end, and nuts turned on said inner end on opposite sides of the inner seat, by which the spindle may be adjusted to and held in any desired position" (lines 79-85).
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Blevens, Nathan W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photo of Charles Williams from the Byrd Williams Sr. album, 1886-1902]
Photograph of Charles Williams as a baby.
Date:
1888/1889
Creator:
Boyd, Frank
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kitchen Table and Cabinet.
Patent for a combined table and cabinet for use in the kitchen, intended to aid "invalids or weak persons to accomplish considerable work without inconvenience or fatigue" (lines 11-13).
Date:
August 14, 1888
Creator:
Brack, Mary S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new improvements in the construction of the nut lock. Patent for "a new and improved version of the nut-lock and combination of latch or locking device in order to lock the nut to the bolt." (lines 8-27) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new nut-lock and latch, including illustrations.
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
Brady, Peter Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin
Patent for an improvements in the combination of devices and overall construction of cotton gins.
Date:
November 27, 1888
Creator:
Brady, Peter Lewis & Brady, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor for Sewing Machines.
Patent for a new and improved sewing-machine motor. This design has for its object "the production of a motor capable of rapid and convenient adjustment to permit operation by hand or foot . . . Heretofore motors have been provided for [this purpose] but the difficulty experienced in these machines is that during the operation of the machine by hand the treadle forms no substantial support for the feet, the pitman simply being disconnected from the driving-wheel and thrown back. . . . [T]he present invention . . . will obviate the above objection" (lines 10-22).
Date:
August 28, 1888
Creator:
Briggs, Emma Flora
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draw-Bridge
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of draw bridges.
Date:
August 14, 1888
Creator:
Briggs, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hammock or Swing.
Patent for a new and improved hammock. This design consists in "the combination of a suspended canopy, consisting of a hoop provided with screw-eyes and having a textile covering and a mosquito-netting secured thereto and depending therefrom, with a basket consisting of a hoop, a suitably-constructed bottom, a cushion, and a guard . . . and supporting-ropes secured at their lower portions to the basket and to the guard, and having snap-hooks at their upper ends adapted to engage the screw-eyes in the hoop of the canopy" (lines 5-15).
Date:
April 24, 1888
Creator:
Broderick, Martin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The News (San Augustine, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1888
Weekly newspaper from San Augustine, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 17, 1888
Creator:
Brown, G. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hand Rest.
Patent for a new and improved hand rest. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the standard, the lever supported thereby and provided with a guide wire or rail, and the hand support comprising a roller mounted on said rail, an elastic strap depending from the roller, and a finger-receiver secured to the lower end of the strap" (lines 62-68).
Date:
September 4, 1888
Creator:
Brown, Martin Luther
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Charlie McAllister, Marshall, Texas]
Photograph of Charlie McAllister, taken in a photographer's studio. He is standing next to a faux bois rustic chair with his hand on a large imitation rock in front of a scenic backdrop. He is wearing high button shoes, short pants with matching jacket, white shirt with large rounded collar and large bow tie. Imitation grass is on the floor by his feet. The photographer's imprint on the bottom of the card: " Cabinet Portrait, Wm. Brown, Marshall, Texas." Written on the back: "Charlie McAllister."
Date:
1888
Creator:
Brown, William
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Mary McAlister at Age 8, Marshall, Texas]
Photograph of Mary McAlister, at eight years old, taken in a photographer's studio. She is standing next to a faux bois rustic chair with her hand on an imitation stone balustrade in front of a scenic backdrop. She is wearing high button shoes, a dress with a low waist, long sleeves, gathered skirt, white collar, and what appears to be a large imitation flower at the collar. Her hair is pulled back from her face but is loose down her back, and there are two small curls on her forehead. The photographer's imprint on the bottom of the card: " Cabinet Portrait, Wm. Brown, Marshall, Texas." Written on the back: "Mary McAlister, age 8."
Date:
1888
Creator:
Brown, William
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Dropper
Patent for corn or cotton dropper in which improvements are made on general efficiency, "simplicity, expensiveness, [and] durability" (lines 12-13).
Date:
December 25, 1888
Creator:
Brown, William Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date:
January 4, 1888
Creator:
Burnett, Thomas R. & Wilmeth, C. M.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 11, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date:
January 11, 1888
Creator:
Burnett, Thomas R. & Wilmeth, C. M.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History