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Composition of Matter for Manufacturing Calcium Carbid.
Patent for a "new and useful Composition of Matter for Manufacturing Calcium Carbid" (lines 5-7) that will aid in the commercially successful production. Patent includes specifications for the composition of matter.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Blum, Sylvain; Eldridge, Hillary; Clark, Daniel J. & Lazarus, Sam
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back-Band Buckle.
Patent for an improved back-band buckle and an improved hook that connects the buckle with the trace-chain. The lever-hook snaps "into position and is held secure in a pane substantially flush with the lower portion of the buckle-frame when the buckle is closed by the forcing down of the lever" (lines 15-19).
Date:
April 20, 1897
Creator:
Brown, John Staddart
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trussed Axle for Wheeled Vehicles.
Patent for improvements in trussed axle for wheeled vehicles: "The invention relates to that class or type of axles for wheeled vehicles wherein a metal truss rod or bar running longitudinally under the axle body has its end portions extended through the axle skeins and secured by screw nuts which abut the outer ends of the skeins." (lines 9-14).
Date:
October 12, 1897
Creator:
Brown, John Stoddart
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid - Pressure Regulator.
Patent for a new and useful Gas pressure regulator. This invention "relates to gas pressure regulators especially adapted for use with gas stored under high pressure in a cylinder or similar portable storage vessel" (line 8-10).
Date:
December 7, 1897
Creator:
Clark, George Greenleaf
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid Pressure Regulator
Patent for a new and useful gas pressure regulator. This invention "relates to gas-pressure regulators especially adapted for use with gas stored under high pressure in a cylinder or similar portable storage vessel" (line 8 - 11).
Date:
December 28, 1897
Creator:
Clark, George Greenleaf
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for Insect Guard for Furniture
Design patent for an insect-guard for furniture that is both useful and ornamental.
Date:
July 6, 1897
Creator:
Collier, John Charlis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Galveston City Taxes, 1896]
Receipt for taxes paid W. K. McAlpine to the City of Galveston for the year 1896. The receipt lists the assessed value of his property and a list of taxes paid.
Date:
January 18, 1897
Creator:
Collins, Ira E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum Electric-Arc Furnace.
Patent for "an improved electric furnace having means to positively insure the thorough fusion or reduction of the substances placed therein without loss due to combustion or the oxidation of such substances, while at the same time providing an effective distribution of the heat and the prevention of the loss of carbon by combustion" (lines 17-25). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 1, 1897
Creator:
Eldridge, Hilliary; Wright, George Hudson & Clark, Daniel J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Station - Indicator
Patent for a new and useful improvements in automatic station-indication.
Date:
November 16, 1897
Creator:
Garner, William R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway - Switch.
Patent for a new and improvement in automatic safety railway-switches to "enable the motorman or conductor to conveniently and accurately insure the proper setting of the switch without leaving this position" (line 16 - 19).
Date:
December 28, 1897
Creator:
Girardeau, St. Julien & Murray, Richard James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevator and Distributer.
Patent for cotton elevators and distributors "whereby the cotton and air shall be separated in a simple and efficient manner and the air discharged from the suction-fan with the least possible degree of friction and back pressure." (Lines 11-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 12, 1897
Creator:
Griffin, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin.
Patent for a saw-cleaning attachment for cotton gins. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 20, 1897
Creator:
Griffin, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Statement From H. M. Trueheart & Company, 1896]
Receipt for sent to "[Maj.] S. J. McAlpine" from the H. M. Trueheart & Company for 1896 taxes paid on behalf of the estate of S. J. McAlpine.
Date:
January 1, 1897
Creator:
H. M. Trueheart & Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Weed-Burner
Patent for "a railroad weed-burning device in which a large sheet-iron shield is suspended underneath and between the trucks of any ordinary railroad car for the purpose of confining the flame and heat produced by oil-atomizing burners or other means to direct and maintain continued contact with grass and weeds on the ground between and along the outside of the rails" (lines 9-18).
Date:
May 11, 1897
Creator:
Hancock, Geroge A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cushion-Tire.
Patent for a more durable bicycle tire. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1897
Creator:
Hayes, Rebecca Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Retaining Wall, Bulkhead, &c.
Patent for certain new and improved invention for protecting the banker or face of the ground from erosion.
Date:
October 26, 1897
Creator:
Judson, William V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Molding Sash-Weights.
Patent for a new mold design for sash-weights which describes "a mold of simple and improved construction whereby a number of weights can be cast at the same time" (lines 14-17), including illustrations.
Date:
February 9, 1897
Creator:
Mann, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for State and County Taxes Paid by W. K. McAlpine, 1896]
Receipt for state and county taxes paid by W. K. McAlpine on property in Galveston County, Texas. The receipt includes the assessed value of McAlpine's property and a list of taxes paid. "State & County Tax 1896" is written on the back of the receipt.
Date:
February 25, 1897
Creator:
Nichols, F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1897
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1897
Creator:
Ousley, Clarence
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1897
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1897
Creator:
Ousley, Clarence
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1897
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 2, 1897
Creator:
Ousley, Clarence
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1897
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 2, 1897
Creator:
Ousley, Clarence
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 3, 1897
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 3, 1897
Creator:
Ousley, Clarence
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 38, Ed. 1 Monday, January 4, 1897
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 4, 1897
Creator:
Ousley, Clarence
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History