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Texas Patents
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Axle-Skein.
Patent for an axle-skein. Its purpose is "to improve the construction of axle-skeins, to increase their strength and durability, and to decrease the wear of the same at the bottom thereof" (lines 10-14).
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Finley, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bryan Daily Eagle. (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 217, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Bryan, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Carnes, Malcom
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer.
Patent for a car-replacer that has a stronger construction and is more efficient than other car-replacers. It has two skids, one on each side of the rail, the inside skid meant to deflect car-wheels to the rail, and the outside skid meant to slu "the truck in line with the track, and at the same time cause the wheels to be forced sideways on the rails" (lines 27-29).
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Ragan, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an apparatus for operating churns and ice-cream freezers. To operate, one turns a handle, and through a series of gears, pulleys, and wheels, the cream is stirred. The churn container rotates and sits in a frame where the apparatus is fixed above it.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Martin, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn that can be easily disassembled and cleaned easily. The churn is a circular chamber with a tube in its center. The tube has a fan around it at the top of the chamber, and the air goes through the fan, is sucked into the tube, and is released at the bottom of the chamber in order to agitate the cream.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Walker, Ben, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coach and Car Step.
Patent for an attached coach and car step "to render it unnecessary to carry stools or stepping-boxes, as are now used to facilitate passengers to get on or off the car or coach from an extra height between the ground or depot-floor and the main bottom tread of the step, thus avoiding dangerous and fatal results from overturning of stools and boxes." (Lines 14-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Taylor, Frederick A.; Farrell, Patrick W. & Quebe, Wesley S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate for Shipping Bananas.
Patent for a crate for shipping bananas that does not hurt the fruit during shipping. The crate separates the bunches so the bananas do not get crushed, and the crate is ventilated to prevent decay.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Andrews, Otis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 248, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Ardmore, Indian Territory. Coverage includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Wilson, F. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 33, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily (except Sunday) newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Wheeler, Jesse O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 211, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Guthrie, Oklahoma that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Greer, Frank H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 13, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Design for Overalls.
Patent for a design for a pair of overalls that has a lengthened apron over the pant legs. This apron is fastened from its center down to its crotch.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Lightner, Charles Eugene
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 4394, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Hanschke, Robert
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 140, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 257, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Ousley, Clarence
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 60, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Guthrie, Oklahoma. Coverage includes local, territory, and United States news, along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Niblack, Leslie G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. TWELFTH YEAR, No. 129, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Log-Loader.
Patent for improvements in a machine that hauls logs and loads them on railways, based on a patent application submitted by the inventor previously (serial no. 563,242). A swinging crane loads and unloads the logs.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Fletcher, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. SIXTEENTH YEAR, No. 195, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Perry Enterprise-Times. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Perry & Welch
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Process of Hardening Bitminuous Substances.
Patent for "a process for hardening or partly solidifying to any required degree substances such as liquid or viscid bitumens, tars, or asphaltums, either natural or artificial" (lines 8-12). It hardens bitumens without evaporating oils and leaves them solid when cooled.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Dumble, Edwin Theodore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 204, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1896
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History