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Lifting Device. (open access)

Lifting Device.

Patent for "lifting devices, and particularly to the mechanism adapted for use as a stump-puller and for elevating heavy weights, the object in view being to provide a simple and efficient construction and arrangement of parts whereby sufficient power for elevating heavy weights may be communicated to a rotary shaft or drum, and whereby the means communicating motion to the drum may be moved out of operative position and a brake simultaneously applied in order to relieve the operating-lever from strain when the mechanism is at rest." (Lines 8-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1896
Creator: Jensen, Ole T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Enquirer. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1892 (open access)

The Weatherford Enquirer. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 15, 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for improved construction and variability of cotton chopping and cultivating devices. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 8, 1891
Creator: Rains, Columbus R. & Lanier, Madison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Enquirer. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1891 (open access)

The Weatherford Enquirer. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1891
Creator: Vincent, Jas. U.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History