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Animal Shears. (open access)

Animal Shears.

Patent for new and improved animal shears. This design consists in "mechanism for imparting a combined reciprocating and edgewise play to the cutting knife or knives in order to cause the teeth of said knife or knives to follow or describe a curved or oval path, and thus insure greater efficiency of operation; to provide for the proper lateral contact of the knives in order to insure their proper action and to regulate the pressure or force with which one knife bears on the other; [and] to provide a peculiar form of cutter-teeth which shall be automatic or self-cleaning" (lines 19-30).
Date: February 11, 1890
Creator: Bechtol, William S. & Bessonette, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Door Check and Alarm. (open access)

Combination Door Check and Alarm.

Patent for a new and improved door-check and alarm. With this design, "[t]he latch normally stands in the engaging position, and when it aligns with one of the notches it engages the same automatically. One of the notches is so arranged that it is engaged by the latch when the door is closed, and when the knob is turned to open the door the cord, wire, or chain draws the latch out of engagement with the notch. . . . [a] bell on the end of the latch will give warning when the latch is moved, and the door cannot be opened without moving the latch" (lines 63-92).
Date: February 12, 1889
Creator: King, Charles Rufus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press. (open access)

Cotton-Press.

Patent for a simple and inexpensive cotton press that gets cotton from a gin, forms it into a soft bat, and compresses it into a bale. The operator can tie a band around the bale. It consists of a frame, rollers, and gears.
Date: February 21, 1893
Creator: Bessonette, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine. (open access)

Engine.

Patent for general "improvements in engines, and while one feature of our invention is adapted for use on all styles of engines, the invention in the complete form ...is especially suited for use on locomotive engines designed to exert high tractive power and to attain high speeds" (lines 12-19).
Date: February 19, 1895
Creator: Davis, Philip Z. & Barton, Alexander M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence. (open access)

Fence.

Patent for a new and improved fence. This design consists of cross-posts pivoted to a stringer, provided with a top-rail, having slats extending from the stringer to the ground, and secured to said stringer by barbed wire and staples (lines 36-40). This design is easily disassembled and moved, and the barbed wire prevents animals from disturbing it.
Date: February 12, 1884
Creator: Messenger, John William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Mary E. Washington, February 22, 1962] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Mary E. Washington, February 22, 1962]

Funeral program for Mrs. Mary E. Washington. The funeral was held February 22, 1962 at St. Paul Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. J. H. Carruthers. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home, and she was buried in Lampasas Cemetery in Lampasas, Texas.
Date: February 22, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lampasas County

Map of Lampasas County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: February 19, 1864
Creator: Reichel, Robert
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas County Extra (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1989 (open access)

The Lampasas County Extra (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1989

Weekly newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 16, 1989
Creator: Cooper, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 590, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 590, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 591, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 591, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 592, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 3, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 592, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 3, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 593, Ed. 1 Monday, February 5, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 593, Ed. 1 Monday, February 5, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 5, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 594, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 6, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 594, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 6, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 6, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 595, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 7, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 595, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 7, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 596, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 596, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 597, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 597, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 9, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 598, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 10, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 598, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 10, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 599, Ed. 1 Monday, February 12, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 599, Ed. 1 Monday, February 12, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 12, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 600, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 13, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 600, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 13, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 601, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 14, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 601, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 14, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 14, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 602, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 602, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 603, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 603, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 604, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 17, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 604, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 17, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 17, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 605, Ed. 1 Monday, February 19, 1906 (open access)

The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 605, Ed. 1 Monday, February 19, 1906

Daily newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 19, 1906
Creator: Vernor, J. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History