Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for a baling-press for cotton and uses a compression chamber and a head or compressor block to compress the cotton. The invention is more effective and more expeditious than other baling-presses.
Date: June 5, 1894
Creator: Anderson, Alva E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clarksville News. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1899 (open access)

The Clarksville News. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1899

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 1, 1899
Creator: Rutherford, E. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Extinguishing Fire (open access)

Process of Extinguishing Fire

Patent for a method to extinguish fire. In a fire event, a container holding sulfur and alum is added to a tank holding water, soda and salt which will create pressure and eject the water in the tank.
Date: June 14, 1892
Creator: Millis, Hiram S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facing-Slip and Label Holder. (open access)

Facing-Slip and Label Holder.

Patent for improvements “in facing-slip and label holders to be used by mailing and postal clerks” (lines 13-14) “by providing a convenient and readily-accessible means in applying the facing-slips to packages of mail-matter and to adapt such holders for placement with respect to a case of letter-box as to always have such slips and labels with the receptacle containing the letters to receive a slip corresponding with such mail-matter.” (Lines 16-23) Illustration is included.
Date: June 16, 1891
Creator: Gaines, Thomas W., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for improvements in car-couplings “with means for elevating the coupling-link without the necessity of the brakeman going between the cars, and also to provide means for holding the coupling-pin out of engagement with the link when the cars are uncoupled, said pin being automatically released when the cars come together, so that it will fall by gravity and engage with said link.” (Lines 17-25) Illustration is included.
Date: June 2, 1891
Creator: Hamilton, Weston G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History