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Cotton-Press.
Patent for a cotton-press that compresses "cotton as it is delivered from the gin into convenient shape and size of bundle, for facilitating the transportation thereof" (lines 12-15).
Date:
June 25, 1895
Creator:
Taylor, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper Separator
Patent for a paper separator.
Date:
October 24, 1905
Creator:
Brintnall, Harry W. & Venney, Felix A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Plow.
Patent for a wheeled plow with multiple accessories attached to it that allows for adjustment of each accessory separately, holds the weight of the parts better, and keeps the parts more securely connected to the plow.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Hendon, Walter P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for plow. Illustration included.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Hendon, Walter P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Planter.
Patent for a cotton and corn planter that does not put as much pressure on the tongue of the machine as previous models and that allows the plow attachment to be lifted higher off the ground to avoid obstacles.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
Goodnight, Frank H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Syringe
Patent for a syringe. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 15, 1908
Creator:
Hill, Hiram McClung & Farrington, Charles Oliphint
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society]
Pamphlet describing Kempner addresses Economics Society about commission form of government. Also, it documents an article on "Commission Government: Would It Suit New Orleans by Edward H. Burns?"
Date:
1911-03-13~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Chilling and Whitening Lard Compounds
Patent for an apparatus for chilling and whitening lard compounds that produces stiffer lard.
Date:
August 27, 1912
Creator:
Humphreys, Jerome N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Keyboard for Writing Machines.
Patent for improved keyboards for writing machines "having its keys so arranged that the fingers of the operator may rest upon the keyboard in an easy and natural manner, the keys being so disposed with relation to each other that the fingers of the operator may reach all of them with the least possible strain or exertion" (lines 16-22). This improvement allows the operator to work at maximum speed and efficiency.
Date:
April 17, 1917
Creator:
Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Writing-Machine.
Patent for writing-machine mechanism which prolongs the life of the ribbon and provides "means to rotate the platen step by step at each actuation of one or more of the keys" (line 20).
Date:
April 24, 1917
Creator:
Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
COUPLING PATENT
This patent is for a new coupling system to connect hollow pipes. It is specifically designed to address issues of vibration, which cause the coupling pin to become damaged.
Date:
July 10, 1919
Creator:
Hiegel, Joseph L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Covering for Meats.
Patent for an aromatic asphaltum and paraffin wrap to preserve, protect from air and moisture, and transport meat that will not become brittle under cold temperatures.
Date:
October 18, 1921
Creator:
Pletcher, Lyle J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 22, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing problems with bad weather and flying, seeing a friend, recent correspondence, and where she had recently flown. Written on United Air Lines stationary.
Date:
March 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 9, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on American Airlines stationary discussing her visit to Newark and a trip to Dallas via Buffalo and Chicago.
Date:
May 9, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, May 18, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer informing about enclosing checks, vendor's lien note and receipts, and discussing about Texas Electric Railway stocks.
Date:
May 18, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Iten to Daniel W. Kempner, May 23, 1944]
Letter from Ruth Iten to Daniel W. Kempner discussing many trips, including a fishing trip, and asking to come into work on a later date.
Date:
May 23, 1944
Creator:
Iten, Ruth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 1, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent work ferrying aircraft. Written on Hotel Belleville stationary.
Date:
1944-09-01?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Cohen to George Bond and Donald Day, February 16, 1945]
Letter from Henry Cohen to George Bond and Donald Day discussing the winter number of the Southwest Review and asking for a copy of the article, "What Price Persecution" to be sent to the Anti-Defamation League.
Date:
February 16, 1945
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William M. Nathan to Southwest Review, February 19, 1945]
Letter from William M. Nathan to the Southwest Review discussing a subscription to the "Southwest Review" and asking for reprints of an article about Anti-Semitism in America.
Date:
February 19, 1945
Creator:
Nathan, William M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Joseph V. Maxwell, June 18, 1949]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Joseph V. Maxwell discussing questions he has concerning the delivery of new train passes.
Date:
June 18, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred G. Gurley to I. H. Kempner, January 17, 1951]
Letter from Fred G. Gurley to I. H. Kempner discussing the itinerary for an upcoming trip for the Railway's directors and their wives. He invites the Kempners to join them for all or part of this trip.
Date:
January 17, 1951
Creator:
Gurley, Fred G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben H. Wooten to Fred G. Gurley, May 17, 1951]
Letter from Ben H. Wooten to Fred G. Gurley thanking him for his group's visit to Dallas.
Date:
May 17, 1951
Creator:
Wooten, Ben H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner, April 4, 1952]
Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner discussing Woodul's recent activities, Kempner's travel plans, and current Texas politics.
Date:
April 4, 1952
Creator:
Woodul, Walter F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: SMU]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Southern Methodist University basketball team traveling to Chicago to play the San Francisco Dons team in a semifinals game.
Date:
March 21, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library