The Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 85, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 27, 1883 (open access)

The Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 85, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 27, 1883

Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 27, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Can. (open access)

Oil Can.

Patent for a new and improved oil can. This design "consists in the combination, with an oil-can, of a wire passing loosely through the nozzle and into a tube secured on the bottom of the can within the said can. The outer end of the wire is curved, and part of the wire is finely grooved or roughened" (lines 13-18).
Date: March 27, 1883
Creator: Campbell, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History