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Animal-Trap. (open access)

Animal-Trap.

Patent for improvements in bait-trigger traps for catching small animals, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1891
Creator: Edwards, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Attachment for Plows.

Patent for "a device whereby the land-bar, which is connected pivotally with the plow stock or standard, may be adjusted vertically at its rear end," (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 26, 1891
Creator: Miller, Amanuel M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed Bottom and Brace. (open access)

Bed Bottom and Brace.

Patent for an invention to "simplify and improve the construction of bedsteads and provide efficient and durable means for securing the slats to the bedstead and for securing the parts of the bedstead together," (lines 11-15) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 30, 1891
Creator: Lightfoot, Walter Hamond
Object Type: Patent
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
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 350, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 350, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1891
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2937, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2937, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1891
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel Produced From Lignite. (open access)

Fuel Produced From Lignite.

Patent for the process by which fuel is created from lignite coal.
Date: March 16, 1891
Creator: Edelmann, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891 (open access)

The Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 15, 1891
Creator: Roberts, W. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 266, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 266, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 15, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 284, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 284, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 15, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 282, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 282, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1891

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 15, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Weather-Strip for Doors. (open access)

Sliding Weather-Strip for Doors.

Patent for a device "which, in addition to excluding wind and rain from beneath the bottom of the door, shall also serve to bind or hold the door open to any position to which it may be brought," (lines 29-32) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 21, 1891
Creator: Brown, Josiah T. & Garret, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swinging Chair. (open access)

Swinging Chair.

Patent for improvements in swinging chairs for children, "which will render the chair automatic in operation or require but little exertion from the child occupying it, there being little or no danger of the child falling out while the chair is swinging," (lines 14-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 3, 1891
Creator: Eller, Julius M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trunk-Strap Fastener. (open access)

Trunk-Strap Fastener.

Patent for a device "whereby a trunk-strap after having been tightly drawn around a trunk or other article of baggage can be fastened without the use of the usual buckle," (lines 10-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1891
Creator: Webb, William James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Tower. (open access)

Windmill-Tower.

Patent for "skeleton towers of a character more especially adapted to support a wind-wheel" (lines 8-10) and that allow the wheel to be lowered.Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 22, 1891
Creator: Walton, Jacob Gipson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for improvements in a device that is "adapted to take up slack in barbed and other wire fences," (lines 11-12) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 12, 1891
Creator: Wilson, Jesse H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 31, Ed. 1, Sunday, November 15, 1891 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 31, Ed. 1, Sunday, November 15, 1891

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 15, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 345, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1891 (open access)

The Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 345, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1891

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 15, 1891
Creator: Roberts, W. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 236, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1891 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 236, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 15, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 260, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1891 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 260, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1891

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 15, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 29, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1891 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 29, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 15, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1891 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bellville Wochenblatt. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1891 (open access)

Bellville Wochenblatt. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1891

Weekly German-language newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1891
Creator: Trenckmann, William Andreas
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 41, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 15, 1891 (open access)

Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 41, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 15, 1891

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