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Lining for Tin Cans.
Patent for a new and improved method of canning seafood with tin cans. This design calls for perforated paper to line the cans, which prevents the discoloration of the seafood inside.
Date:
December 28, 1880
Creator:
Bartlett, Frederick W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Finger-Exercising Machine.
Patent for a finger-exercising machine that is meant to improve the finger strength and flexibility of musicians. "A cylinder provided with friction-rollers imparts motion to a set of keys upon which the fingers are placed; and the object of [the invention] is to impart flexibility to the fingers, and to overcome the otherwise difficult motion" (lines 11-16).
Date:
September 14, 1880
Creator:
Becker, Francis L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music-Leaf Turner.
Patent for a device for "Turning Leaves of Sheet-Musics, Music-Books and, other Books" (lines 5-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1880
Creator:
Becker, Francis L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Allen/Brown Family Photo Album]
Photo album containing portraits of various members of the Brown and Allen families. Most of the photos have names written on the page.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
Brown, Mary Jane
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heller's Galveston Directory, 1880-1881
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the address of all white persons, in and out of the city limits, with a classified business directory, post offices and counties in this state, money-order offices, &c."
Date:
1880
Creator:
Heller, John H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mattress Making Machine.
Patent for a new and improved mattress making machine. This design calls for a box with a hinged door and gauges that adjust the box to the desired width for mattress making. Additionally, slats at the bottom of the box and along the inside of the hinged lid have straps and pins that one uses to bind the mattress material after it fills the box.
Date:
October 19, 1880
Creator:
Howe, Charles P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Kempner in Yiddish, May 23, 1880]
Letter written from H. Kempner in Yiddish.
Date:
May 23, 1880
Creator:
Kempner, Harris, 1837-1894
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyda Kempner to Mrs. Burgorver, October 26, 1880]
Letter from Lyda Kempner to Mrs. Burgorver discussing Lyda's friendship towards Mrs. Burgorver's departure.
Date:
October 26, 1880
Creator:
Kempner, Lyda
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condenser
Patent for "the construction of surface-condensers for condensing steam, condensing cooling ammonia-gas, and other purposes" (lines 17-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1880
Creator:
Lee, Charles Brogden
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone.
Patent for a new and improved telephone. This design "consists, first, in a set of U-shaped elastic magnets adapted to be supported by the head of the person sending and receiving messages, the end of said magnet or magnets connecting the receivers . . . second, in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the transmitter attached after the manner of a swinging bail to the receivers . . . third, providing supports for the telephone when not in use" (lines 32-43).
Date:
August 24, 1880
Creator:
McDermott, John P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree.
Patent for a new and improved whiffletree. This design utilizes a removable eye and removable rings, so "when [they have] become worn [they] may be removed and [others] substituted, thus prolonging the usefulness of the single tree for years" (lines 48-51).
Date:
October 5, 1880
Creator:
Miller, Rudolph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photo of Survivors of Battle of San Jacinto
Photograph of the Survivors of the Battle of San Jacinto, at a meeting of the Texas Veterans' Association at Galveston c. 1880. Center row, third from left: Valentine Ignatius Burch of Tyler County, Texas. Center row, second from left: Valentine Burch. Front row, second from right: George Petty of Washington County. Center row, far right: John W. McHorse.
Date:
1880
Creator:
Naschke
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes]
A draft of a letter from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Date:
February 4, 1880
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CANNING SHRIMPS AND OTHER FISH.
Patent for a method for "canning shrimps and/other like shellfish and has for its object the better preservation of the fish and greater expedition, and cheapness in canning" (lines 7-10)with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 6, 1880
Creator:
Pecor, Emmett C. & Bartlett, F. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Ejector for Presses.
Patent for new and useful Improvements in Bale-Ejectors for Presses
Date:
September 21, 1880
Creator:
Riesel, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Ejector for Presses.
Patent for the improvement in cotton-bale presses or compressors; and it has for its object to provide a means whereby the bale, after being properly compressed, will be automatically ejected from the press, as more fully hereinafter specified.
Date:
December 7, 1880
Creator:
Riesel, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie.
Patent for a new and improved tie for bales. This design calls for one long, flat piece of scrap metal to be folded over on itself twice so that there are four layers of metal as well as a loop (or "rib") on either end. Then, a hole should be cut through all four layers with a tapered opening through the edge; this design is cheaper and more durable than previous bale ties.
Date:
August 24, 1880
Creator:
Riesel, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gideon Gooch, J.P. Allen, N.W. Hunter and an Unidentified Man]
The man sitting left was Mr. N.W. Hunter, the son of the pioneer, Dr. James Hunter, who came to Texas in 1838 and lived in Ft. Houston. Mr. N.W. Hunter was the father of Miss Kate Hunter, Mrs. J.L. Carson, and Miss Pauline Hunter. He was also the great grandfather of Malcolm Hunter. Mr. Gideon Gooch stands on the left and Mr. J.P. Allen stands on the right. The man sitting on the right is unidentified.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
Rose, Philip H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mailing-Box.
Patent for a mailing box with curves and grooves to fit the cover and securing string with illustrations and assembly instructions.
Date:
May 11, 1880
Creator:
Sabin, Chauncey Brewer
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Selkirk Candlestick
Patent for candlestick handle/dish with an extension that can be used traditionally for holding and carrying a candle as well as hanging on a nail in a wall with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 13, 1880
Creator:
Selkirk, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Entrance to Galveston Harbor, Texas
Map shows late nineteenth century topography of the Bolivar Channel at the entrance to Galveston Bay, islands, lighthouses. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Scale [1:20,000].
Date:
1880
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable Grater and Slicer.
Patent for an improvement on vegetable graters or slicers. The design allows for more efficient cutting of the vegetables and allows for gravity to feed the vegetables through the slicer and avoiding injury to the operator. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1880
Creator:
Weitzel, Jacob F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 244, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1880
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1880
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 245, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1880
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 2, 1880
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History