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[Letter from C.I. Scofield to Judge David H. Scott, December 11, 1884]
Letter from Cyrus I. Scofield to Judge David Howell Scott, December 11, 1884. Discusses Congregationalism and a church conference.
Date:
December 11, 1884
Creator:
Scofield, C. I. (Cyrus Ingerson), 1843-1921.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design consists "[i]n a harness-buckle, the combination, with the frame, provided with a tongue-bar having two tongues thereon and a tongue-bar having a single tongue thereon, of a clasp-rest and a hinged clasp near opposite ends of the buckle-frame" (lines 77-82).
Date:
October 7, 1884
Creator:
Daniel, Ellison Armistead
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design "consist[s] of the frame, raised axle, and arch, having at one end the bearing, the transverse shaft carrying the bevel-gear, and journaled in said bearing, and the vertical arm, the said shaft also carrying a sprocket-wheel, which is connected to a similar wheel upon the axle by means of the endless chain, the cutter-shaft, journaled at opposite ends in the arms . . . and the removable cutter" (lines 68-77).
Date:
November 4, 1884
Creator:
Daniel, William L. & Daniel, Robbert A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ventilator and Chimney.
Patent for a new and improved combined ventilator and chimney. This design consists in "[a] combined ventilator and chimney . . . composed of a central flue surrounded by an annular air-chamber, in the top and bottom of which are openings, flange, and case, provided with a water-shed or apron, in combination with [a] section consisting of a flue or chimney, having its lower end inserted in the flue of the ventilator and extending therefrom above the roof, and covered with a cap or caps, and its juncture with the ventilator protected by a downward-projecting hood" (lines 38-49).
Date:
January 15, 1884
Creator:
Matthews, William F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bellows Attachment for Barrels.
Patent for a new and improved bellows attachment for barrels. This design "provide[s] means for securely attaching the bellows to the barrels, so as to exclude the admission of air, except such as is forced in by the bellows; and a further object of the same provides for the shutting off the flow of liquid, as desired" (lines 13-18).
Date:
July 1, 1884
Creator:
Park, Hardy B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti Friction Journal.
Patent for a new and improved anti-friction journal. This design "relates to anti-friction devices adapted especially for hoisting pulleys; and it has for its object to provide a device in which the shaft or axis of the main hoisting-pulley shall be supported or mounted upon the peripheries of wheels of a considerable diameter as compared with that of the hoisting-pulley, whereby the friction may be lessened to the greatest possible extent" (lines 24-32).
Date:
July 22, 1884
Creator:
Taylor, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Top.
Patent for a new and improved vehicle-top. This design "consists in the combination, of a vehicle-top, with upright rods having their upper ends bent to conform to the shape of the roof, the upper ends of the rods being secured to strips held on the under side of the roof of the top, and on which rods curtains are held to slide up and down" (lines 12-18).
Date:
September 30, 1884
Creator:
McCurdy, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood Pavement.
Patent for a new and improved wood pavement. This design "consists in a pavement consisting of wooden blocks stripped of bark, cylindrical in shape, and sawed at right angles to the axis of the blocks. Said blocks of live bois d'arc or other hard timber, about six inches long, and placed on ends on a road-bed of bank sand and gravel after the same has been well and compactly rolled, and the spaces between the blocks filled with screened gravel and rammed until solid, and then coated with tar and pitch" (lines 12-22).
Date:
July 1, 1884
Creator:
Johnson, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Call Box.
Patent for reduction of movements in an improved telephone call box with illustrations.
Date:
January 29, 1884
Creator:
Oram, John M.; Sutton, Henry M. & Garrett, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reflector Holder for Lamps.
Patent for a new and improved reflector holder for lamps. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a lamp and a lamp-collar, provided with a circumferential flange, of a reflector provided with a keeper, spring-clasp, springing around said collar under the flange at its lower end, and having its free ends bent angularly at their upper ends and secured in said keeper by their tension and slide" (lines 2-9).
Date:
April 22, 1884
Creator:
Williams, Daniel Ruggles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter
Patent for a new construction of rotary seed planter, with illustrations and description and arrangement of parts.
Date:
September 23, 1884
Creator:
Daniel, Ellison A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Table.
Patent for a new and improved folding table. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a table having a triangular top plate, of the hinged triangular leaf, the sliding strip, the leg, and the brace-rod, secured on the inner end of the strip and on the leg" (lines 60-64).
Date:
November 4, 1884
Creator:
Bolles, Charles Morris
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Running gear for railway cars.
Patent for improved running gear for street and other railway cars.
Date:
December 9, 1884
Creator:
Mackey, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drag Saw.
Patent for a new and improved drag saw. This design "is to provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and easily-operated machine for cross-cutting timber for railway-ties and material, or for cord-wood, stove-wood, or other uses" (lines 7-11).
Date:
January 1, 1884
Creator:
Bennett, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 301, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 14, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 14, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 302, Ed. 1 Monday, September 15, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 15, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 303, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 16, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 16, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 304, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 17, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 17, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 305, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 18, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 306, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 19, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 307, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 20, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 308, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 21, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 21, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 309, Ed. 1 Monday, September 22, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 22, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 310, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 23, 1884
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 23, 1884
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History