Compound for the manufacture of artificial stone. (open access)

Compound for the manufacture of artificial stone.

Patent for "Compounds for the Manufacture of Artificial Stone...and it consists in composition formed by mixing certain materials in solution and treating them in further solutions" (lines 5-15).
Date: January 2, 1883
Creator: Greer, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Implement for Sealing Packages and Railroad Cars. (open access)

Combination Implement for Sealing Packages and Railroad Cars.

Patent for a new and improved implement for the sealing of railroad cars and packages. This design "consists of an implement combining all the tools necessary for rapidly and easily sealing railroad-cars and packages with the ordinary wire or tin seals, and of the [novel] particular construction" (lines 9-13).
Date: January 2, 1883
Creator: Miller, Theodore E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment. (open access)

Fan Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved fan attachment. This design "consists of an attachment for rocking-chairs, cradles, &c., and having an oscillatory arm adapted to hold a fan" (lines 9-11).
Date: January 2, 1883
Creator: Cohen, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History