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Egg-Preserving Compound.
Patent for a mixture of chemical for preserving eggs; ingredients, measurement and instruction are in included. No illustration.
Date:
April 28, 1903
Creator:
Brooks, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drag
Patent for a ground drag for "grading and removing refuse from the surface of the soil" (lines 10-12) that can be steered and that can gather and dispose of the dirt it levels off, including illustrations.
Date:
May 11, 1920
Creator:
Nelson, Charley E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg-Preserving Compound.
Patent for a new compound to be used for the preservation of eggs which lists the ingredients and proportions.
Date:
March 29, 1887
Creator:
Jurgens, Nils Colling.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Geo. W. Stephenson, September 06, 1944]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Geo. W. Stephenson discussing how Kempner enclosed a check for eggs.
Date:
September 6, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Double-Incline Wrecking-Frog.
Patent for a wrecking-frog that has "a minimum of weight and maximum of strength and durability, which will accurately guide a derailed wheel to replacement upon the track and which is also equally adapted to derailing a train, car or other vehicle when an occasion arises rendering derailment necessary or expedient" (lines 10-16).
Date:
October 31, 1893
Creator:
Mooney, Patrick T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cushion Tire.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in cushion tires for vehicle wheels" (Lines 12-13), including illustrations.
Date:
January 2, 1917
Creator:
Gunn, Daniel G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Karl T. Lovelady, October 10, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Karl T. Lovelady acknowledging not having received a written report from Lovelady but has gotten wires on Monday, which leads them to believe Lovelady has been busy at home. He agrees that it is understandable given the circumstances and expresses a wish to speak with Lovelady either in Austin or Meridian on the coming Friday or Saturday.
Date:
October 18, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Karl Lovelady, November 17, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Karl Lovelady acknowledging the senator's travel to Washington, Chicago, and New York, and mentions a forthcoming payment of $29.55, suggesting that the senator has undercharged on his retainer. The letter also includes a handwritten note detailing expenses related to travel, including an advance, salary, and express charges, with a total cost and clarifications for travel to Austin and Meridian. The top portion of a General Bulletin from the Committee for Economic Development addressed to committee members is also enclosed.
Date:
November 17, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Stalk Knocker.
Patent for improvements in cotton-stalk knockers. This invention "relates to cotton-knockers, and more particularly to a device of this class which may be readily attached to or combined with a wheeled cultivator of usual form" (lines 11-14). Includes specifications and illustrations.
Date:
June 5, 1900
Creator:
Chitty, Robert Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Stalk-Breaking Machine.
Patent for a simple and economical stalk breaking machine "which shall admit of the team straddling the adjoining row, and the driving wheel to run in the furrow or stubble" (lines 11-13). The driver sits on one side so they do not get hit with debris. The frame and stalk breakers mechanism are mounted on the running gear of a mower or reaper, and is easily disconnected.
Date:
June 26, 1894
Creator:
Grimland, Yeren & Ringness, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for the improvement of cultivators by allowing the attached shovels to have wider range of motion and customization.
Date:
September 28, 1915
Creator:
Braune, Friedrich
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Karl L. Lovelady to I. H. Kempner, October 4, 1944]
Letter from Karl L. Lovelady to I. H. Kempner describing his travel and discussions with various Texas representatives and officials concerning the potential move of a medical institution. Despite Dr. Rainey's willingness to act legislatively, Lovelady notes a preference among representatives to keep the institution in Galveston. Lovelady relays confidential remarks from Mr. Schreiner, indicating strong opposition to the move, and ends with his intent to continue engaging with local territories on the matter.
Date:
October 4, 1944
Creator:
Lovelady, Karl L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaning Cultivator Attachment
Patent for improvements to cotton-cleaning cultivators. The improved cultivator "is designed for cleaning cotton or similar crops so as to eliminate the necessity of hoeing cotton," (line 14-16) uproot unwanted surrounding plants, and level ridges formed while cultivating cotton.
Date:
December 29, 1917
Creator:
Hasting, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Packer.
Patent for an improved cotton packer, which automatically restarts when it finishes a bale.
Date:
July 14, 1908
Creator:
Cass, Eral B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper and cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the chopper-handle, of the notched-roller, the mortised cross-beam, having the pivot across its mortise or hole, and the spring, attached to an upright, and the handle, whereby the chopper may be operated" (lines 73-78).
Date:
May 15, 1883
Creator:
Pettitt, Francis Alexander.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a machine to thin and cultivate cotton plants without covering them with debris. Designed to be used with most cultivators and to be inexpensive to construct.
Date:
April 24, 1917
Creator:
Gunn, Jc. Christon
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History