Colter Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Colter Attachment for Plows.

Patent for a new and useful colter attachment for plows, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 19, 1898
Creator: Haynes, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jackson County

Map of Jackson County, Texas, including the Gulf Coast region. The Atascosita Road crossings of Navidad and Lavaca Rivers are shown on map. A color legend for colony surveys is also shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: April 1896
Creator: Appell, P. F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Snap-Hook. (open access)

Snap-Hook.

Patent for a snap-hook for general use that can be used for attaching whips, ropes, and similar things to saddles and harnesses. It is composed of a flat metal plate with screw holes, a hook that is secured to the edge of the plate, and a screw.
Date: February 14, 1893
Creator: McDowell, Anthony B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filling-Box For Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Filling-Box For Cotton-Presses.

Patent for a new and improved filling box for cotton presses, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 10, 1899
Creator: Thorsen, Ole Andrias & Shutt, John Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine Attachment. (open access)

Sewing-Machine Attachment.

Patent for a sewing machine attachment "which can be used for the purpose of sharpening any instrument of small size - such as needles, scissors, knives, &c.;" (lines 11-13) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1891
Creator: McDowell, Anthony B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
C. C. Maxwell (open access)

C. C. Maxwell

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name, with text reading: "Dealer in Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Etc."
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History