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Combined Cotton, Corn,and Pea Planter and Fertilizer Distributer (open access)

Combined Cotton, Corn,and Pea Planter and Fertilizer Distributer

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Combined Mowers and Seed Planter"(lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 4, 1883
Creator: Nelson, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cass County Sun. (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 31, 1883 (open access)

The Cass County Sun. (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 31, 1883

Weekly newspaper from Linden, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 31, 1883
Creator: Kesseler, C. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar Alarm. (open access)

Burglar Alarm.

Patent for a new and improved burglar alarm. This design "consists in the combination of the lock-frame with a pivoted plate which is connected to it at one end, and which plate carries the nipple to receive the catch, and is provided with sharp points to catch in the jamb of the door, with a sidewise-moving trigger, which is operated by the door, and a set-screw for securing the lock-plate in position upon the door" (lines 13-21).
Date: June 26, 1883
Creator: Wright, William Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History