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Bed-Slat Fastener. (open access)

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. (open access)

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 (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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. (open access)

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