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Catalogue of Simmons College, 1892-1893 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1892-1893

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1893
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Rope Fastener (open access)

Wire-Rope Fastener

Patent for improvements in design for wire rope fasteners, includes Illustrations.
Date: January 31, 1893
Creator: Widmer, Louis John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash. (open access)

Window-Sash.

Patent for an improved window sash that is meant to "provide means for securing a sash in its frame whereby it is capable of free movement, and at the same time is dust-proof, wind-proof, rain-proof, and snow-proof" (lines 9-13). The sash does not rattle and cannot be displaced from the outside.
Date: June 6, 1893
Creator: Roach, George W. & Ralph, Sidney L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine-Brake. (open access)

Machine-Brake.

Patent for a break that "the device may be brought to a stop either gradually or instantaneously as may be desired. The break is a reciprocative one and comprises a rubber or other elastic or yielding wheel designed to engage the periphery of the fly wheel of the motor and a lug, tooth or analogous provision for engagement with a tooth of a ratchet wheel on the said fly wheel; in operating the break the rubber wheel is first brought into contact with the fly wheel and then by continued movement of the brake lever the said lug or projection enters a tooth of the ratchet wheel and stops the revolution of the same" (lines 14-27).
Date: March 28, 1893
Creator: Boulte, Adolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Condenser. (open access)

Steam-Condenser.

Patent for an improved, simple, and compact steam-condenser that is meant to be used in tea factories and similar places where distilled water is needed, and has the minimum amount of back pressure.
Date: April 4, 1893
Creator: Steinbarth, Carl
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler (open access)

Milk-Cooler

Patent for a device used for cooling milk consisting of "a vessel adapted to contain any desired quantity of milk, of a cloth or fabric covering enclosing said milk receiving vessel and provided at an intermediate portion of it's length with a series of openings or perforations, and means of saturating said inclosing cloth with water" (lines 13-19).
Date: January 24, 1893
Creator: Nerger, Charles G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Ink-Bottles. (open access)

Holder for Ink-Bottles.

Patent for a holder for mucilage bottles, ink bottles, or similar containers. "The invention consists of a wire rest or holder bent to form a horizontal base and upwardly projecting clamping-arms" (lines 16-18).
Date: February 21, 1893
Creator: Corley, Daniel B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutting-Table. (open access)

Cutting-Table.

Patent for an improved trimming-table that easily measures, holds, and cuts or trims fabrics. It consists of a table with measures, keepers that are attached to the top of the table with a stem, and an arched front portion that ends in a foot-piece.
Date: April 11, 1893
Creator: Jones, Vina
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 17, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 24, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 8, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, December 22, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 22, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 13, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 27, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 17, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1893 (open access)

The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 3, 1893
Creator: Lowry, James A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History