Furniture Appliance. (open access)

Furniture Appliance.

Patent for a piece of furniture that contains a retractable length of carpet material, intended for use in shoe stores to allow trial of the products without causing damage to the soles. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: Tudor, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hinge Seat Cutter (open access)

Hinge Seat Cutter

Patent for as hinge seat cutter. This device is designed to cut apertures so that mounted windows and door will be flush. Illustration included.
Date: November 5, 1912
Creator: Franklin, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 5, 1912 (open access)

The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 5, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Automatic Advertising Devices (open access)

Improvements in Automatic Advertising Devices

Patent for an automatic advertising device that can show various signs or display cards and provides "an endless belt of transparent material which is differently colored" (lines 12-15) so that the sign may be "artistically changed" (lines 17-18). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: Murphey, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1912 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1912
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 5, 1912 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 5, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 5, 1912
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1912 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 5, 1912
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1912 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1912
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, April 5, 1912 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, April 5, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 5, 1912
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1912 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 5, 1912
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History