J. Nelson barbed wire, Patented December 12, 1876

J. Nelson barbed wire, Patented December 12, 1876
Date: December 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Toy Trumpets. (open access)

Improvement in Toy Trumpets.

Patent for improvements in toy trumpets in which in addition to making sound, the movement of air through the instrument also causes a disk on top of the instrument to revolve by the force of the air on paddles that form the bottom of the disk. The top of the disk will have decorative figures such as soldiers.
Date: September 12, 1876
Creator: Sterzing, Fred.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ironing Apparatus. (open access)

Improvement in Ironing Apparatus.

Patent for an improvement in ironing-machine which can iron clothes quicker and better with very little physical labor. Illustration is included.
Date: September 12, 1876
Creator: Nott, Henry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Automatic Detaching Hook. (open access)

Improvement in Automatic Detaching Hook.

Patent for "a new and useful improvements Hooks"
Date: September 12, 1876
Creator: Wyckoff, Cornerius P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bee-hives (open access)

Improvement in Bee-hives

Patent for an improvement of a bee-hive enabling inspection of bees, protection of bees from moths, ventilation of the hive, and removal of honey without disturbing the brood-chamber.
Date: September 12, 1876
Creator: Hayden, Noah Dunken & Clapp, Amasa O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Band Stretchers (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Band Stretchers

Patent for improvement of bale-band stretcher design "for the purpose of taking out the slack of the band that cannot be taken out by hand." (lines 18-20). Included illustration shows bale-stretcher in both open and closed positions.
Date: December 12, 1876
Creator: Pearre, Charles M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bee-Hives (open access)

Improvement in Bee-Hives

Patent for an improved design for bee-hives with the sloped V shaped interior designed to aid in warmth for the hive and reducing debris entering the comb. Illustrations included show several cross-sections of the hive construction.
Date: December 12, 1876
Creator: Snider, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1876 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1876

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is "A Democratic Journal."
Date: October 12, 1876
Creator: Linn, E. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1876 (open access)

The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1876

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: May 12, 1876
Creator: Robson, G. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sarah Osterhout, November 21, 1876] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sarah Osterhout, November 21, 1876]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his mother, Sarah Osterhout. He wrote his mother to tell her that his children are in good health and that Junia is recovering from an illness. Also, he and his son Paul are planning to start a ranching business with their sheep.
Date: November 12, 1876
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1876 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1876

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 80, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 80, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 298, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 298, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 25, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 25, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 211, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 211, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 158, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 158, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 218, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 218, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 185, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 185, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 281, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 281, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 242, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 12, 1876 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 242, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1876 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 174, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1876 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 174, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1876

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 12, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History