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Chair for Railroad Rails.
Patent for a new and improved chair for railroad rails. This design utilizes a metal key and wrought-iron straps so that "the rails are held firmly both laterally and vertically, so that they are kept level at the joint and any sagging is prevented. At the same time endwise movement by expansion or contraction is not hindered, and the chairs being fastened to the ties, the expansion and contraction will take place entirely between the several chairs" (lines 49-57).
Date:
February 20, 1883
Creator:
Armstrong, Charles & Abbott, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Vehicle.
Patent for a new and improved wheeled vehicle. This design consists in "[a] one-wheeled sulky in which are combined the single wheel, the frame, the thills, the seat, the standards, and the rods or braces" (lines 54-57).
Date:
June 19, 1883
Creator:
Boyd, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Split Switch
Patent for a split switch, with illustrations. The "invention relates to split switches; and the object of our invention is to provide a switch which will be normally in condition to prevent a train from running on the main track from the siding, and yet always keep the main track in condition for the rapid movement of trains, and at the same time allow the shunting of a train from the main track to the side track" (lines 16-24).
Date:
May 15, 1883
Creator:
Crowley, John Henry & Temple, Bernard Moore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "has for its objects to provide a coupling-pin which can be reversed when one end becomes worn, to provide a reversible pin of novel construction, which is adapted to automatically engage the ordinary coupling-link, and to provide a coupling-pin of novel construction, with a device for holding it elevated when it is not desired to engage a coupling-link" (lines 10-18).
Date:
May 15, 1883
Creator:
Fowler, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abdominal Supporter.
Patent for a new and improved supporter for the abdomen during pregnancy. This design "consists of an abdominal sack for the support of the abdomen in pregnancy, which is contrived with supporting-bands adapted for supporting it from the shoulders of the wearer, where the weight can be best sustained, and so as to entirely avoid the belt commonly used, and thus relieve the stomach and liver from the pressure and irritation which it produces" (lines 7-15).
Date:
September 11, 1883
Creator:
Galney, Augustus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1883-1895]
Ledger containing financial records relating to the Galveston City Company including the expense account, cash, cancelled stocks, city bonds, and other transactions from June 2, 1883 through May 18, 1895 (p. 163).
Date:
1883-06/1895-05
Creator:
Galveston City Company
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound for the manufacture of artificial stone.
Patent for "Compounds for the Manufacture of Artificial Stone...and it consists in composition formed by mixing certain materials in solution and treating them in further solutions" (lines 5-15).
Date:
January 2, 1883
Creator:
Greer, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather and Fire Strip for Box Car Doors.
Patent for a new and improved weather and fire strip for box car doors. This design "relates to an improved device for closing the space between the rear edge of the doors of box-cars and the side of the car, so as to prevent sparks or water from entering through the space and damaging the goods in the car" (lines 9-14).
Date:
June 12, 1883
Creator:
Nichols, George B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Laundry-Iron
Patent for improvements to heating and use of irons used for laundry.
Date:
May 15, 1883
Creator:
Pedder, James Nagel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Camel for Lightening Vessels.
Patent for a new and improved camel. This design "is to provide an apparatus that can be used for lifting or lightening deep-draft ships at sea or in roadsteads, for taking them over bars or through shallow water. To that end [the] invention consists in a floating apparatus or dock constructed so as to be sunk for receiving the vessel, and so as to be afterward raised for lifting and carrying the vessel" (lines 7-16).
Date:
October 23, 1883
Creator:
Peetz, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston County
Map of the Gulf Coast region covering Galveston County, Texas. The map shows the location of a lighthouse on Bolivar Point. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1883
Creator:
Schmidt, V.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Cooler.
Patent for a new and improved water cooler. This design consists in "vessels, packing, cross-bars in [a] compartment, connecting tube, coiled pipe, coupling, and faucet . . . [and] the swinging bracket arranged below the faucet, and having stands for two or more glasses," as well as casing and lining (lines 1-7).
Date:
March 27, 1883
Creator:
Schultze, August J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Steam Car Brake
Patent for improvement in railway car brake by adding a steam actuating device attached to the locomotive.
Date:
May 22, 1883
Creator:
Walker, Fred B. & Lauder, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 113, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 18, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 116, Ed. 1 Monday, January 22, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 22, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 128, Ed. 1 Monday, February 5, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 5, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 130, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 7, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 7, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [135], Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 13, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 13, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 138, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 16, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 139, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 17, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 17, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 151, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 2, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 152, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 3, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 3, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 155, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 7, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 156, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1883
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 8, 1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History