Bustle. (open access)

Bustle.

Patent for a new and improved bustle. This design "consist[s] of a single piece of wire bent in spiral form, said bustle being larger in diameter at its center than at its ends, and eyes or loops formed in said ends, in combination with a spiral spring located within said bustle, the ends of said spring being formed with eyes or loops, and cords or tapes secured to the eyes of the bustle and spring" (lines 52-59).
Date: March 31, 1885
Creator: Davis, Charles Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 136, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 31, 1885 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 136, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 31, 1885

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 31, 1885
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Norton's Union Intelligencer. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 274, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 31, 1885 (open access)

Norton's Union Intelligencer. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 274, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 31, 1885

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 31, 1885
Creator: Norton, A. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History