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Baling Press. (open access)

Baling Press.

Patent for a new and improved baling-press. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the frame or support, the lever-arms, the winch and the ropes connecting the said arms thereto, the follower, the toggle-jointed levers connecting the said follower with the frame, and the rods connecting the joints of the said levers to the lever-arms, with the follower and the fulcrumed levers, having their inner ends connected to the follower and their outer ends connected to [a different] follower whereby the said followers move simultaneously when the winch is turned" (lines 83-94).
Date: March 30, 1886
Creator: Robburts, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Basket Splints. (open access)

Machine for Cutting Basket Splints.

Patent for a new machine for cutting basket splints. This design is for a large ring with grooves of varying depths to receive pieces of timber, whereupon a horse pulls a knife-tipped sweep along the perimeter of the ring, gradually turning the timber into splints for baskets. The machine can be conveniently disassembled and stored when not in use, and it is simple and easy enough for a unskilled laborer to assemble.
Date: March 29, 1881
Creator: Crow, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Motor. (open access)

Churn-Motor.

Patent for a butter churn with a "vertical rotary dasher" (line 19), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 16, 1880
Creator: Rogers, James P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Sack Carrier. (open access)

Cotton-Sack Carrier.

Patent for a device with wheels to prevent sacks used in cotton cultivation from dragging on the ground, with instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 15, 1892
Creator: Warren, John & Johnson, William Oscar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Feeder (open access)

Boiler Feeder

Patent for boiler feeder. This invention is designed as a gravity feed automatic boiler. Illustration included.
Date: March 28, 1905
Creator: Finch, Clark Ethan
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Purifying Apparatus. (open access)

Water-Purifying Apparatus.

Patent for a water purifying device for use in water distribution systems, which mixes the water with a chemical salt and then takes it into a settling basin where mud and such sink to the bottom, leaving pure water on top which is let out for distribution.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Fender, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Filer. (open access)

Gin-Saw Filer.

Patent for a new and useful gin-saw filer.
Date: March 22, 1898
Creator: Wilson, David M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Switch. (open access)

Railroad-Switch.

Patent for a pressure triggered railroad switch that attaches more easily to the tracks and automatically closes when the pressure of the railroad cars is taken off of it.
Date: March 12, 1907
Creator: Madeley, George E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Gas-Lighter (open access)

Electric Gas-Lighter

Patent for a gas lighter that is designed to be durable and reliable, with an improved method of controlling the supply of gas to the burner.
Date: March 25, 1902
Creator: Ruebel, C. A. Ernst
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which cuts the stalks with a sliding cut and has multiple blades that are adjustable.
Date: March 24, 1908
Creator: Henry, Reeves
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 23, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 23, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 23, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 66, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 31, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 66, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 31, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 31, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 58, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 2, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 58, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 2, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 2, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 62, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 16, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 62, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 16, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 16, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 66, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 30, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 66, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 30, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 30, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 27, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 60, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 10, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 60, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 10, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 10, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 60, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 9, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 60, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 9, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 9, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 63, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 63, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 21, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 63, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 63, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 20, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 59, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 59, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 7, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 28, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 58, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 3, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 58, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 3, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 3, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 61, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 61, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History