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Car-Brake. (open access)

Car-Brake.

Patent for improvement to train brakes by using a car brake apparatus.
Date: July 21, 1885
Creator: Sledge, Clarence Linden
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ventilating Cover. (open access)

Ventilating Cover.

Patent for a new and improved ventilating cover. This design "consists in the detailed construction of the same . . . whereby the contents of . . . vessels are protected from dust, insects, and all kinds of impurity, and at the same time are thoroughly ventilated by free communication with the atmosphere, and so that any gases arising from the contents of said vessels will not be confined with the contents, but will pass off through the ventilating-cover into the surrounding air" (lines 16-26).
Date: April 28, 1885
Creator: Smith, Ralph Julius
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing attachment for cotton presses. (open access)

Packing attachment for cotton presses.

Patent for improvement of packing attachment for cotton presses.
Date: October 6, 1885
Creator: Bradford, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter (open access)

Planter

Patent for a new improved planter. "It consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims" (p. 1; lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 6, 1885
Creator: Morris, John Edwin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Packer. (open access)

Cotton-Packer.

Patent for an improvement that "relates to that class of cotton-packers which receive cotton from the condenser after ginning and pack it in a box preparatory to being pressed and tied into a bale; and its object is to provide means whereby the cotton may be packed int he box automatically" (lines 8-14).
Date: September 29, 1885
Creator: Hart, Alfred
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self Cleaning Plow. (open access)

Self Cleaning Plow.

Patent for a new and improved self-cleaning plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a mold-board having a plane face on the larger portion of its area, a blade having an axle journaled near the center of the said plane, a wheel journaled in the plow, with its rim parallel to and extending below the landside of the plow, a beveled gear-wheel upon the said wheel-axle, and another beveled wheel upon the blade-axle, engaging each other" (lines 79-87).
Date: August 18, 1885
Creator: Jones, Allen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "form[s] the central opening of the draw-bar with a tup-bar having rearwardly a spiral spring. The forward end of this tup-bar is inclined forwardly somewhat at an angle at the top, so that when the said bar is pushed forward by the spiral spring at its rear end, the coupling-pin will rest upon this forwardly-projecting end of the bar, while the link will rest beneath, so that in dropping the pin will rest within the link, and not on the outer side, which would be the case if this bar were square" (lines 15-26).
Date: December 15, 1885
Creator: McAllister, Sanders F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 3, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 10, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 17, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 24, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 1, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 8, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 22, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 29, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 5, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 12, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 19, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 26, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 3, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 10, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 17, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 24, 1885
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History