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Improvement In Percussion-Shells.
This patent was created for individuals to be able to hit an object with the instrument and the oject immediately explodes on impact. It then produces an excessive amount of explosions. The invention is made out of shells with sections assembled together infused with different substances, and connected by a fuse.
Date:
April 9, 1878
Creator:
Urquhart, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mill-Carriage-Wheel Guard.
Patent for a new mill-carriage-wheel guard "to prevent obstruction falling on the wheels or on the [railroad] track, this guard also carries scrapers in front and in rear and on each side of the wheel, whereby the obstructions are scraped off the track." (Lines 23-28) This guard can be used with a wood-working machine carriages and/or rail.” Illustration is included.
Date:
April 28, 1891
Creator:
Zimmerman, Joseph W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Log-Loading Mechanism.
Patent for a machine that hauls and loads logs upon cars from either side of the track, or both sides at once. The machine can easily be transported on a car. The machine "consists, essentially, in a platform of about the length of an ordinary log-car and of a height and width to enable it to span the same, mounted upon which are a steam engine and a boiler and a rotating crane, said platform being provided with pivoted legs for holding it above the track, with pivoted legs for holding it above the track, with means for locking said legs in a vertical position" (lines 23-30).
Date:
April 14, 1896
Creator:
Fletcher, William Andrew
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Port Arthur Skyline]
Photograph of the skyline of Port Arthur, Texas, viewed from the old Pleasure Pier. The ocean is visible in the foreground.
Date:
April 24, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Procter Street]
Photograph of stores, including restaurants and a real estate agency, on either side of a dirt road in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date:
April 24, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Exterior of Sabine Hotel]
Photograph of the exterior of the Old Sabine Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. Several horse-drawn carriages are stopped in front of the building, and people stand on the porch.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mining Sulfur.
Patent for a method of mining sulfur and other things that have similar melting points that is less expensive and more efficient than previous methods. A machine sprays hot fluid at fissures where the mineral exists, melts it, and carries it away in the stream.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Higgins, Pattillo & Carroll, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 311, Ed. 1 Monday, April 10, 1899
Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 10, 1899
Creator:
Bixler, Mort L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 305, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 3, 1900
Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 3, 1900
Creator:
Bixler, Mort L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 306, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 4, 1900
Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 4, 1900
Creator:
Bixler, Mort L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Enterprise (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 326, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 28, 1900
Daily newspaper from Beaumont, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 28, 1900
Creator:
Bixler, Mort L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace-Fastener
Patent for a trace fastener for whippletrees. This is a device that "provide[s] a simple, efficient, reliable fastener which will when in use, at all times and under all circumstances, hold the trace in connection with the end of the whiffletree [sic] and which will prevent undue wear on the cockeye or hole in the end of the trace." (Lines 9-16)
Date:
April 2, 1901
Creator:
Nichols, Charlie M. & Burnett, Charles M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for an improvement on Oil Burners.
Date:
April 9, 1902
Creator:
Robertson, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for a rail joint.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Hauptmann, Alexis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Briquets
Patent for a process of producing briquets.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Davidson, John Milne
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shear-Sharpener.
Patent for an improved shear sharpener which has a "new and novel construction by which shears are quickly and properly sharpened, ... whereby a shear is held at the proper bevel while being moved over an oilstone or the like" (lines 12-16), including illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1906
Creator:
Jeffrey, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tubular Tank Inspector And Gage
Patent for a tubular tank inspector and gage. This invention is designed for the measuring level of fluids in the tank. Illustration included.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Gregson, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Stop and Lock.
Patent for a door lock and door stop that is operated from the doorknob by having a rod with a bolted door stop box on the bottom inserted into the door frame.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Tatum, Cicero James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Small Smiling Child]
Postcard of a smiling blonde child wearing a white bonnet with a green bow. "Best greetings" is typed above the child's head, and an illegible letter to the side. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Beaumont, Tex, 1906 McFaddin Ave."
Date:
April 8, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Chick Standing on Basket of Flowers]
Postcard of a baby chicken standing on a basket full of blue flowers tied with a light blue ribbon. "Easter Greetings" is typed in the left bottom corner. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Tex."
Date:
April 7, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Bearing
Patent for a self-lubricating journal bearing that is protected from foreign matter. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 13, 1909
Creator:
Lanaux, Alfred A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater.
Patent for a water heater for use in creating steam for oil and gas boilers, which heats faster than previous models.
Date:
April 5, 1910
Creator:
Hardie, Jeffie Watkins
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial Firmament Machine.
Patent for a hollow globe with a map of the stars and planets positions on one side that has lights on the inside of the globe to project the placement of the stars and planets on a ceiling.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Jones, Oliver Pinkney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel
Patent for a wheel with a solid tire and elastic support. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Sharp, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History