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Bed-Slat Fastener.
Patent for an improved construction of a bed-slat fastener, one "adapted to support a bed-slat firmly in position and to prevent the side rails of a bedstead from springing outward" (lines 14-16). There are also "no recesses or crevices for the accumulation of vermin" (lines 19-20) in this design.
Date:
January 26, 1897
Creator:
Fielding, Charles S. & Grogan, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Andiron.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive andiron that can easily be moved and holds the logs in place. "The invention consists of an andiron having two dogs or members connected together and a fender removably connected to the front of said dogs and extending over the intervening space or opening" (lines 9-14).
Date:
August 28, 1894
Creator:
Grogan, John Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plank Fence
Patent for "invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences" (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 6, 1892
Creator:
Jobe, Warren, Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Latch.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in latches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 18, 1899
Creator:
Lott, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Latch.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in latches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 29, 1898
Creator:
Lott, William Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Jointing and Setting Saws.
Patent for improvements in saw jointing and setting machines in “which [it] will serve to hold the saw-blade securely in place, will serve as a guide for the file, and by the simple movement of a conveniently-arranged lever the saw-teeth may be quickly and accurately set. Mechanism is provided whereby the movements of the file-blade may be readily adjusted and whereby the set of the saw may be changed, as desired.” (Lines 19-27) Illustration is included.
Date:
November 24, 1891
Creator:
Magee, Richard Needham
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for improvements in nut-locks, "wherein a ratchet and pawl is employed to prevent retrograde movement of the nut after it has once been turned up into the desired position." (Lines 12-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 23, 1891
Creator:
Magee, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin-Saw Cleaner.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in cotton gin saw cleaners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 12, 1899
Creator:
Mapes, Joseph Calvin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cake-Baking Pan.
Patent for a device "which will afford the means to bake form-cakes of different varieties in a perfect manner in the oven," (lines 9-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 11, 1891
Creator:
McDaniel, Mary E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed Conveyer.
Patent for a new and useful cotton seed conveyer, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Moore, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Step.
Patent for a new and improved wagon-step. This design "consist[s] of the support-piece adapted to be secured to the side of a wagon-bed and formed with a chamber having parallel inclined end walls, extended shoulders, and parallel inclined end walls, in combination with the step formed with a head to fit the chamber of the support-piece, and a lifting and holding hook" (lines 7-15).
Date:
June 10, 1890
Creator:
Nichols, Eliza A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alliance Courier (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1892
Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 6, 1892
Creator:
Perdue, J. M.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Courier. (Mineola, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1894
Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 11, 1894
Creator:
Pyle, O. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineola 1891 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineola in Wood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1891
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineola 1891 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineola in Wood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1891
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineola 1891 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineola in Wood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1891
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineola 1896 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineola in Wood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineola 1896 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineola in Wood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineola 1896 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mineola in Wood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Winnsboro 1899 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Winnsboro in Wood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1899
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Winnsboro 1899 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Winnsboro in Wood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1899
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Winnsboro 1899 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Winnsboro in Wood County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1899
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1895
Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 25, 1895
Creator:
Sewell, Frank M.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Couch and Bath-Tub.
Patent for a new and useful combined couch and bath tub, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 8, 1899
Creator:
Smith, Samuel Jackson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History