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Case for Eyeglasses. (open access)

Case for Eyeglasses.

Patent for a new and improved glasses case. This design "consists of a case for eyeglasses provided at the back with a pin or other device, for attaching the same to the vest or coat, said case being provided at the upper end with a retaining device that prevents the dropping of the eyeglasses from the case" (lines 11-17).
Date: September 16, 1884
Creator: Hawkes, Albert K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1884 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 16, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Vorwärts. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1884 (open access)

Texas Vorwärts. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1884

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1884
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspenders. (open access)

Suspenders.

Patent for new and improved suspenders. This design "has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive article of this character which will avoid the objections to the present form of suspenders" (lines 10-13). More specifically, it "consists in providing a suspender which will be attached on each side by a button or stud to the shirt near the apex of the shoulder, close to the collar-band, then bringing the ends together under the arms, and then about half-way between the arms and the top of the pantaloons, uniting the ends in a buckle of any suitable design" (lines 36-41).
Date: December 16, 1884
Creator: Stuart, John Arthur
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History