Clock-Winding Mechanism. (open access)

Clock-Winding Mechanism.

Patent for "an improved mechanism for the periodical automatic winding of clocks by water power, and has for its object to provide an apparatus that will be adapted to utilize the power afforded by the gravity of water discharged at regular intervals from a tank, which is in an elevated position and is supplied with water by rain fall or other means" (lines 8-16).
Date: September 26, 1893
Creator: Everhart, Martin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Danger-Signal for Railroads. (open access)

Automatic Danger-Signal for Railroads.

Patent for a "device for indicating at railroad crossings and other points, the approach or departure of trains within any given distance of such crossing or with relation to any point where persons might come into dangerous proximity to the train if they were left unadvised by some such signal as this." (Lines 19-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 26, 1895
Creator: Lee, Horatio Grooms; White, John P.; Ball, Thomas & White, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1896 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1896

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 26, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1899 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1899

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 26, 1899
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1891 (open access)

The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 26, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1891 (open access)

The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 26, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1896 (open access)

Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 26, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1897 (open access)

Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1897

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 26, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1891 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 26, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1895 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1894 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1894

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 26, 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 26, 1894 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 26, 1894

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 26, 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1895 (open access)

Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 26, 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1896 (open access)

Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 26, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 26, 1893 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 26, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 26, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1893 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1892 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1893 (open access)

The Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 26, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1890 (open access)

The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 26, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1897 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1897

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 26, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1897 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1897

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 26, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Tie. (open access)

Railway Tie.

Patent for a new and improved railway-tie. This design "is to produce a simple and inexpensive tie which may be easily secured in a road-bed and to which the rails may be solidly and conveniently fastened and which is also adapted to be used in connection with wooden sleepers, being constructed so that it may be easily placed in position between wooden sleepers without tearing up the rails" (lines 9-16).
Date: July 26, 1892
Creator: Budington, Albert G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Educational Appliance. (open access)

Educational Appliance.

Patent for an educational appliance that is meant to be used for teaching math mechanics and physics. It easily demonstrates principles of mechanics and physics that involve quantities.
Date: September 26, 1893
Creator: Macfarlane, Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History