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Heading Holder Attachment for Type Writers
Patent for a head holder attachment for type writers. This invention is for the purpose to make a removable attachment that holds prearranged headings.
Date:
September 22, 1903
Creator:
Ambrose, Jennings Grant
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Ernie Creighton]
Photograph of Ernest "Ernie" John Creighton (1884–1951), pictured in a dark coat with combed hair. His portrait is framed by flower illustrations.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Anderson & Saboungi
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner for Heating Purposes
Patent for an oil burner for heating purposes. This is an improvement for the burning of liquid and gaseous fuel burners.
Date:
November 10, 1903
Creator:
Anderson, George S. & Jevons, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Frog
Patent for railway frog. This invention is an object to provide an improved mounting of the wing rail. Illustration included.
Date:
May 30, 1905
Creator:
Anderson, Sidney A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Making Cotton-Bales.
Patent for improvement in apparatus for making cotton-bales from continuous sheets or bats by “employing only a single press and which permits the ginning and bat-forming devices to be operated continuously which accumulated the cotton in light and fleecy condition during the covering and removal of the bales, which feeds the cotton from the accumulator to the baling apparatus whenever this is desired.” (Lines 68-75) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 18, 1901
Creator:
Anderson, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separating Apparatus
Patent for separating apparatus. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1904
Creator:
Anderson, William E. & Tompkins, Stonewall
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for an improved bailing-press.
Date:
April 22, 1902
Creator:
Atkinson, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for baling-presses to prevent the inward-drawing or centripetal movement of the fiber in a press of the roller type (lines 96-97) by “disposed intermediate of the rollers and within the plane of the baling-cylinder for opposing resistance to the inward movement of the fiber and overcoming to a greater or less extent the tendency of the upper layer of cotton to form waves or billows in advance of the rollers.” (Page 1, lines 101-102, page 2, lines 1-6.) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 22, 1902
Creator:
Atkinson, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filing-Cabinet.
Patent for a filing cabinet that allows for the easy removal of the contents and attaches to other filing cabinets to create a larger cabinet.
Date:
May 4, 1909
Creator:
Atkinson, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Fountain.
Patent for toy foundation. It is "an improved form of toy fountain by which a column of water or other liquid may be discharged into the air from a suitable reservoir by pueumatic pressure" (lines 8-11).
Date:
December 9, 1902
Creator:
Attwater, Henry P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins, March 8, 1909]
Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins in Waco, Texas with a tinted photograph of Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas; the photograph shows four boats tied next to one another across the bayou. There is a note on the back of the card that reads: "Dear Mayme, arrived all [] and having a fine time just got home been seeing the drill it was just fine..."
Date:
March 8, 1909
Creator:
Bahl, Leda
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a nut lock which holds nuts on bolts without the use of a washer.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Bailey, James J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Baker, Botts, Andrews & Garwood to Eagle & Kirby, June 17, 1908]
Letter from Baker, Botts, Andrews & Garwood to Eagle & Kirby discussing land titles formerly owned by Ed H. Cunningham and Company. The Company reorganized into the Cunningham Sugar Company. The land was sold. There is a claim against the Ed H. Cunningham and Company, which was never brought to court. The claims were paid but never put in record for Bexar County.
Date:
June 17, 1908
Creator:
Baker, Botts, Andrews & Garwood
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broaching-Press
Patent for a device used with metal-working machines that provides more efficient finishing.
Date:
December 25, 1900
Creator:
Baker, Jason A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Madame Louise Shoppe Business Card]
A business card for the Madam Louise Shoppe in Houston, Texas.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
Ball, Louise & Talley, Martha Ann
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Frog.
Patent for "a frog for crossing rails at switches or railway-crossings" (lines 8-9).
Date:
December 25, 1900
Creator:
Barry, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner. The invention is designed to provide certain new and useful improvements for utilizing crude oil as a fuel and for conveniently (line 10-12). Illustration included.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Barton, Charles H.; Henrichsen, Henry E.; Cousins, Jullious & Matthews, Cranmer L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator
Patent for combining both cotton choppers and cultivators. This will create a more easily operated piece of machinery.
Date:
February 4, 1902
Creator:
Bass, James Milton, Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer.
Patent for a well strainer, which has wire screen that is wound around the form without the use of soldering.
Date:
September 17, 1907
Creator:
Basye, Edwin J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Sewing Machines
Patent for an attachment for a sewing machines. Illustration included.
Date:
July 11, 1905
Creator:
Bearden, Jackson Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post-Protector
Patent for Post Protector. This patent is about providing a better means to protect earth embedded structure from moisture and other corrosion materials so that life of earthed structure increases
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Beazley, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie.
Patent for a railroad tie that locks against cross-plates to stay secure.
Date:
August 4, 1903
Creator:
Beazley, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Tie
Patent for a railway tie designed to to provide a metallic tie which is light strong, and durable (line 16-17) illustration included.
Date:
June 30, 1903
Creator:
Beazley, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Sash.
Patent for an improvement on window sashes allowing for easily removable window panes. Includes illustrations.
Date:
March 17, 1903
Creator:
Beazley, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History