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J. W. White, Manager of Littlefield & White Pastures (open access)

J. W. White, Manager of Littlefield & White Pastures

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains cattle illustration and stylized business name with text reading: "Comprising 110,000 Acres in Mason, Kimble and Menard counties"; "Dealer in Steer Cattle." Letterhead includes the names G. W. Littlefield, Austin, Texas; J. W. White, Mason, Texas.
Date: 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Clamp. (open access)

Safety-Clamp.

Patent for safety clamp "designed with special reference to supporting well-tubing in place in shallow or deep wells" (lines 8-10).
Date: November 11, 1902
Creator: Treadwell, Cornelia E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sam'l. Wallick & Co. (open access)

Sam'l. Wallick & Co.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative images and business name with text reading: "Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries and Genr'l Merchandise."
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rod-Coupling. (open access)

Rod-Coupling.

Patent for rod couplings for windmill pumps, which allows the rods to be quickly hooked and unhooked.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Cole, Bengamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Automobile-Headlight. (open access)

Dirigible Automobile-Headlight.

Patent for a simple, sturdy mounting for automobile headlights that connects them to the steering gear. It enables the headlights to turn in the same direction as the front wheels of the vehicle, thus continually lighting the direction of travel, even when turning.
Date: September 18, 1917
Creator: Taylor, Martin L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coupling. (open access)

Coupling.

Patent for improvements to couplings for windmills specifically "for use in connecting the pump rod to the reciprocal rod of the windmill, so as to permit reciprocation of the wind mill rod independently of movement of the pump rod, and which also will permit the relatively quick and easy change from windmill power to engine power, such as gasolene engine or the like, for pumping water from wells" (lines 9-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 29, 1921
Creator: Regenier, John G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History