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Dry Closet.
Patent for improvements in dry closets with an illustration. The improvements patented are specific to separating "fecal matter and urine" (line 15).
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Moore, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris, July 21, 1945]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner offering an invitation to the New York Cotton Exchange's diamond jubilee dinner and discussing a meeting at the Exchange that reduced debt, storm predictions for Galveston and stock market conditions in regards to war with Japan.
Date:
July 21, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dredging-Machine
Patent for "a dredger which shall in an improved manner co-operate with and utilize the current in removing accumulations from the bed of channels" (lines 13-17).
Date:
December 24, 1889
Creator:
Fletcher, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Stop and Lock.
Patent for a door lock and door stop that is operated from the doorknob by having a rod with a bolted door stop box on the bottom inserted into the door frame.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Tatum, Cicero James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drying-Machine
Patent for a drying machine for stone, clay and related substances that will not burn the materials.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dust Separating Apparatus
Patent for a dust separating apparatus. This device is designed for seperating dust from the air. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 27, 1905
Creator:
Duke, Holmes
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Claudine M. Spitznagel to D. W. Kempner, March 26, 1948]
Letter from Claudine M. Spitznagel to D. W. Kempner discussing how the company apologizes for the lack of communication and delayed shipment on the order.
Date:
March 26, 1948
Creator:
Spitznagel, Claudine M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Griffing Nurseries, March 1948]
Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Griffing Nurseries for $34.01.
Date:
March 1948
Creator:
Griffing Nurseries
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Griffing Nurseries, March 1949]
Invoice for items sold to Plantersville Nurseries by Griffing Nurseries for $73.60, marked paid on the 29th of April, 1949.
Date:
1949-03~
Creator:
Griffing Nurseries
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Griffing Nurseries, May 19, 1951]
Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Griffing Nurseries, including two of each of the following items: Broadleaf Elaeagnus, Euonymus Wintercreeper, Littleleaf Yew, Broadleaf Yew, Waxleaf ligustrum, Blackleaf Ligustrum, Yellowleaf Ligustrum, Pyramid Ligustrum, Baker's Pyramid Arborvitae, and Sweet Viburnum. All totaling to a cost of $58.80.
Date:
May 19, 1951
Creator:
Griffing Nurseries
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drawers-Supporter.
Patent for a new and useful drawers supporter, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 20, 1898
Creator:
James, Thomas S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Hanger.
Patent for a door hanger which supports heavy doors, in particular "barn doors, freight car doors, and the like."
Date:
April 29, 1913
Creator:
Caneavri, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Direction Signal for Automobiles.
Patent for lit directional signal for automobiles that indicates driver's intention to stop or to turn left or right, including illustrations.
Date:
February 7, 1922
Creator:
Womack, Foster B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries, September 25, 1948]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries discussing what day would be good for Kempner to meet up with Mr. Griffing.
Date:
September 25, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim.
Patent for improved demountable rims for automobiles that are easy to mount and detach as well as cheaper and easier to manufacture.
Date:
April 27, 1920
Creator:
McPherson, Arthur Edison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim
Patent for a durable yet inexpensive "demountable rim for vehicle wheels" (lines 12-13), with a sectional design for ease of attachment and removal.
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
McPherson, Arthur
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detector for Wireless Telegraphy
Patent for an improved detector for wireless telegraph machine through the use of minerals such as copper, sulfur, and zinc.
Date:
November 9, 1915
Creator:
Lorenz, Charles O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Friction-Clutch
Patent for friction clutch (used in automobiles) that would allow better control over rotary parts, even when driving in reverse. The improved control is partially due to the inclusion of a tension device unique to this clutch.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Barry, David Redmond
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off for Steam-Feeds for Sawmills.
Patent for Cut-Off For Steam Feeds For Sawmills.
Date:
April 14, 1900
Creator:
Carroll, W. M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Dipping Lumber.
Patent for a device for dipping lumber in a "soda" bath for preventing mildewing that allows the operator of the sawmill to determine which logs go through the bath.
Date:
August 9, 1910
Creator:
Baten, William Lucian
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Griffing Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, June 27, 1947]
Letter from Griffing Nurseries to D. W. Kempner regarding his request for information about several deciduous shrubs.
Date:
June 27, 1947
Creator:
Griffing Nurseries
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Williams]
B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
April 11, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. E. Stone, May 26, 1945]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. E. Stone discussing concerns regarding a proposal to establish another medical college in San Antonio without protective restrictions for the existing school in Galveston. He argues that supporting this measure might alienate friends and supporters from various Texan cities who favor Galveston's current medical establishment.
Date:
May 26, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, February 14, 1945]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman discussing the lodge responses he received and pledges in Dallas and Houston.
Date:
February 14, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History