Jacob Haish's "Improved S Barb" barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1875

Jacob Haish's "Improved S Barb" barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1875
Date: August 31, 1875
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

H. N. Frentress barbed wire, Split Diamond, Patented December 14, 1875

H. N. Frentress barbed wire, Split Diamond, Patented December 14, 1875
Date: December 14, 1875
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crock

Stoneware crock with lid from Elmendorf potteries in Bexar County, TX after 1875
Date: 1875
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Waco $1 Certificate]

Engraved certificate the size of a bank note with images and text on the front that says: "The City of Waco, State of Texas, Will pay to bearer One Dollar." There are black-and-white images on the front including a man carrying a spear on horseback (lower-left corner), a brick suspension bridge over a river with a city behind (center), and a train engine pulling a coal car (lower-right). The back of the certificate has a decorative design in blue ink surrounding the text "Receivable for all Advalorem Tax. Due the City of Waco." The recorder's signature at the bottom left corner is signed by James H. Torbett. The mayor's signature at the bottom right corner is signed by John C. West.
Date: 1875
Creator: Waco (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History