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Attachment for Plows.
Patent for an attachment for plows, which "may be utilized as a cutter or the plow converted into a double-shovel plow," (lines 18-19) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 15, 1891
Creator:
Williams, George M. D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill from J. M. Wilcox & Son, October 8, 1896]
A bill from J. M. Wilcox & Son to C. B. Moore for a total of $40.54.
Date:
October 8, 1896
Creator:
J. M. Wilcox & Son
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bridge.
Patent for a bridge of "simple and strong construction in metal of very low cost and light weight, using only such materials as are easily available, being also of easy construction and well adapted to resist washouts" (lines 9-13).
Date:
July 5, 1892
Creator:
Kosure, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calculating - Machine
Patent for an improvements in calculating machines. This invention "relates to machines for making rapid and accurate calculations" (line 8-9).
Date:
November 16, 1897
Creator:
Minnis, Henry M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a car-coupling that has a draw-bar attached to the car, a hollow draw-head with a flaring opening that sits horizontally to the draw-bar, a spring that holds the draw-head in the horizontal position, a bar that raises and lowers the forward end of the draw-head against the spring, a coupling-pin that sits in the draw-head, a chain that connects the draw-head to the bell-crank lever, a cam that supports the chain, and a device that turns the cam in either direction in order to tighten the chain.
Date:
March 31, 1896
Creator:
Epps, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock-Level.
Patent for a clock level that is made up of a wall-plate that is attached to the wall, arm braces that are attached to the wall-plate, thumb-screws in the lower shelf-plate, a shelf-plate, levels, plates secured to the edge of the shelf, and leveling nibs.
Date:
January 8, 1895
Creator:
Marshall, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pounder.
Patent for a clothes pounder used in washing clothes. It is a pyramidal vessel that is open in the bottom and has perforations on the top of the inside of the vessel, a cap covering the top of the pyramid with an air-hole, a sleeve that goes through the top of the vessel and through the cap, a handle in the upper portion of the sleeve, a diaphragm with perforations in the base of the vessel, a rectangular box secured beneath the diaphragm, and inclined tubes open at both ends of the angles of the vessel.
Date:
January 14, 1896
Creator:
Leddy, Owen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #77]
Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1890 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date:
December 29, 1890
Creator:
McKinney, John N.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County Tax Receipt #9046]
Receipt for state, county, and school taxes paid in 1891 as assessed for property in Collin County.
Date:
December 18, 1891
Creator:
McKinney, John
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Stalk-Cutter and Rake.
Patent for an improved combined stalk cutter and rake that has a main frame, a rake frame, a hanger attached to the axle-bar under the frame, arms at the back of the frame, a transverse rod in the hanger and slots in the arms, a rock-lever, connections for operating the frame, a rake at the end of the frame, and an operating lever.
Date:
April 3, 1894
Creator:
Priestley, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compress.
Patent for "surgical instruments which are used for stopping the flow of blood during an amputation or other similar operation." (Lines 12-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 12, 1897
Creator:
Burton, Edwin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Planter.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in corn planters, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 25, 1898
Creator:
Webb, Richard Haywood
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and useful cultivator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 9, 1898
Creator:
Otenhouse, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Courier. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1898
Daily newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 29, 1898
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Gazette. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 86, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 20, 1899
Daily newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 20, 1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1891
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1893
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Day Book: 1893-1906]
Ledger containing John S. Heard's daily financial transactions, appointments, and notes.
Date:
1893/1906
Creator:
Heard, John S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1890
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 2, 1890
Creator:
Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1890
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 9, 1890
Creator:
Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1890
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 16, 1890
Creator:
Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1890
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 23, 1890
Creator:
Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1890
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 30, 1890
Creator:
Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1890
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 6, 1890
Creator:
Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History