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Car-Shading Adjuster. (open access)

Car-Shading Adjuster.

Patent for a car-shade adjuster in passenger-coaches of street-cars that allows shades to "be raised or lowered at will and held firmly in any desired position" (lines 18-19). It is set in tracks in the window frame, held in place by springs, and bearings to keep friction between the shade-roller and track.
Date: July 28, 1896
Creator: Smith, Earl W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1896 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 28, 1896
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2145: Smith, Jas. F. & Jesse E. (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2145: Smith, Jas. F. & Jesse E. (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Smith, Jas. F. & Jesse E. (Minors) and L.E. Smith (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1896-02-28/1896-06-12
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2065: Garrett, C. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2065: Garrett, C. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Garrett, C. (Deceased) and R.S. Ellis (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1896-09-28/1898-12-28
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Riding-Saddle. (open access)

Riding-Saddle.

Patent for a ridding-saddle that is an improvement previously granted to Jesse D. Padgitt (No. 540,940). The improvements include increasing the strength to the flexible rear portion of the saddle. The first patent was for a saddle "distinguished by a tree or frame formed of a short rigid fork and a flexible body or rear portion, including a seat and cantle, constructed of leather or other suitable flexible material" (lines 10-14).
Date: April 28, 1896
Creator: Padgitt, William C. & Padgitt, Jesse D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History