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Kaufman Co.
Blue line print of survey map of Kaufman County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original grants or surveys, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:190,476] (5000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date:
1887
Creator:
Blane, F. G.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brace for Back and Legs.
Patent for a new and improved back and leg brace. This design consists in "the combination of the belt, the straps secured to the belt, [other] straps secured to the [same] belt and extending downward V-shaped, the links at the lower ends of the straps, the [other] strap, the pads attached to the lower ends of the straps, and the necessary buckles to secure and adjust the device to the body of the wearer" (lines 54-62).
Date:
April 9, 1889
Creator:
Smith, Joseph Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for improvements in construction of cotton baling-presses.
Date:
August 29, 1882
Creator:
Robburts, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Boot Cleaner.
Patent for a new and improved boot cleaner. This design "affords facilities for readily and conveniently scraping all parts of the boot or shoe. The heel is scraped on [a] semicircular portion located at the top of the arch, the sides of the sole by the arms, the upper hollow of the foot by the projections, [and] the toe by the lower side of the arch or bow" (lines 38-45).
Date:
May 25, 1886
Creator:
Scovel, Purley A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Carrier.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-carrier. This design consists in "the bottom having the ridged portion and the oppositely-inclined portions, said bottom being provided with a hook in front, the upright post in front for holding the lines, the posts upon the sides near the front, to which the mouth of the bag is secured to be held open, and the upright posts on the sides in the rear of the posts for holding the bags when filled" (lines 78-85).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Smith, Robert Toumbleson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake.
Patent for a new and more effective brake for trains, with illustrations.
Date:
November 27, 1887
Creator:
Stovall, John D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the frame and the operating-gearing, of the vertical shaft, supported by the frame and acted on by the operating-gearing, the horizontal plate rigidly secured to the lower end of the shaft and provided with radial grooves, and slots in said grooves, the feet having their upper ends bent at right angles, fitted in said grooves and adjustably secured therein by bolts passing through the radial slots, the lower ends of the feet carrying choppers" (lines 39-49).
Date:
October 25, 1887
Creator:
Ballard, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Book Support.
Patent for a new and improved book rest. This design consists "of an upright pivoted in a support or base, a sliding lower supporting cross-bar, an upper sliding supporting-bar, both bars having sockets upon their rear sides sliding upon the upright and provided with set-screws, and leaf-clamps consisting of a piece of spring doubled at one end to form slides sliding upon the arms of the upper cross-bar, forming curved yielding portions, forming transverse eyes at the other ends, having flat blocks hinged at the said eyes, and provided with thumb-pieces" (lines 72-83).
Date:
November 25, 1884
Creator:
Johnson, William Oscar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a suitable frame having a fly-wheel mounted in bearings thereof, and a wrist-pin on said fly-wheel, of the lever pivoted to the frame at one end" (lines 95-98). Further, it consists in "carrying a pivoted dasher at its other end, said lever having a slot or opening to receive the wrist-pin, a crank-arm, a treadle pivoted to the frame at one end, and carrying a handle at its other end, and a rod connecting the treadle and crank-arm" (lines 1-6).
Date:
May 5, 1885
Creator:
Rogers, William Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press.
Patent for a new and improved baling press. This design consists in "the combination of sill having uprights or fulcrums, levers mounted upon the latter, a follow-block connected to the inner ends of said levers by loose joints, a vertically-sliding follower, rods connecting the outer ends of said follower with the outer ends of the levers, and mechanism for operating the follower . . . the follower moving vertically above the sill, levers pivoted to uprights or fulcrums upon the sill, and having inner beveled ends, a follow-block loosely jointed between the inner ends of said levers" (lines 64-77).
Date:
February 5, 1884
Creator:
Robburts, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the hoe, of a standard, fulcrumed to a hinged adjustable bar, and connected by mechanism[s] with the ground-wheel" (lines 77-80).
Date:
December 5, 1882
Creator:
Collins, Laura Ann & Graham, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Wrench.
Patent for a combination wrench that combines a sliding-jaw wrench with a tallow box, hammer, nail claw, horseshoe-pick, plow-paddle, and screwdriver.
Date:
December 1, 1885
Creator:
McKenzie, Winfield S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design has an axle "provided with holes, so that the choppers or cultivators may be adjusted thereon to bring them nearer together or place them farther apart, as may be desired, to change the implement from a chopper to a marker or cultivator" (lines 30-35).
Date:
April 26, 1881
Creator:
Lindsey, James E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forney Weekly Register. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1887
Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 29, 1887
Creator:
Cox, M. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling
Patent for "...certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Couplings..." (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 12, 1886
Creator:
Mitchell, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terrell 1888 Sheet 5
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1888
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kaufman 1885 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Kaufman in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1885
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terrell 1885 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1885
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terrell 1888 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1888
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terrell 1885 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1885
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terrell 1888 Sheet 4
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1888
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terrell 1885 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1885
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terrell 1888 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1888
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History