[Letter from Sanger Bros. to Mr. A.M. Monteith - September 30, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from Sanger Bros. to Mr. A.M. Monteith - September 30, 1896]

Letter written to Mr. A.M. Monteith in Belton, Texas from Sanger Bros. in Waco, Texas, concerning an issue with a Mr. Castles and ongoing correspondence with him.
Date: September 30, 1896
Creator: Sanger Bros.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper Box. (open access)

Paper Box.

Patent for a paper box that can be easily and securely locked. The ends of the box are locked into place with inwardly-curved edges, and slits receive the end portions of the inwardly -curved edges.
Date: September 15, 1896
Creator: Girard, Alexandre Ferdinand
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mattress-Stuffing Machine. (open access)

Mattress-Stuffing Machine.

Patent for an improved mattress-stuffing machine which is capable of "feeding the stuffing material directly from the bale in super-posed layers, wherein, if desired, the intermediate layers may be of different quality than that of the outside layers or even of entirely different material." (Lines 19-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 29, 1896
Creator: White, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History