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Ventilating and Adjustable Rain Proof.
Patent for a new and improved rain-proof cap for chimneys. This design "is to provide a . . . rain-proof or chimney tube for receiving that part of a stove-pipe that projects above the roof, which rain-proof is so constructed that pipes can be held in the same at different inclinations. The invention consists in a rain-proof formed of a conical tube held on the roof, in the upper end of which conical tube the upper end of the stove-pipe is held. A hood is held on the upper end of the stove-pipe" (lines 8-18).
Date:
July 22, 1884
Creator:
Atkin, Samuel T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Seguin Times. (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1884
Weekly newspaper from Seguin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 25, 1884
Creator:
Barbour, J. F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Baling Press.
Patent for "an improved construction of hydraulic baling-presses, whereby it is designed to provide simple and more durable and reliable presses of this kind than any now in use" (lines 8-12).
Date:
July 29, 1884
Creator:
Baumgarten, Christian
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Tool.
Patent for a new and improved multi-tool. This design "consists in a combination-tool embodying in a single implement a nail and staple-puller, pinchers, nail-straightener, and wire-cutters, the device being more particularly designed for use in constructing, taking down, and resetting wire fencing" (lines 7-12).
Date:
July 22, 1884
Creator:
Beazley, James Harvey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spiral Ring.
Patent for a new and improved lap-ring. This design consists in a "lap-ring for connecting the tree-irons of double-trees and single-trees, consisting of the S-shaped lap-ring having the end curves spread laterally from the stem of the S, and carried round on spiral curves to points ninety degrees beyond a line that would evenly divide the figure thus formed longitudinally" (lines 41-48).
Date:
July 8, 1884
Creator:
Brooks, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1884
Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date:
July 23, 1884
Creator:
Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 30, 1884
Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date:
July 30, 1884
Creator:
Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design is "composed of the draw-heads having bars and forward cross-bar, and beveled on its outer end, and provided with slot above [the] bar, the coupling-bar pivoted at its rear end between [the] bars, and enlarged . . . immediately in advance of said pivot, and provided near its outer end with an opening, and the hook pivoted to and depending from the coupling-bar" (lines 78-86).
Date:
July 8, 1884
Creator:
Bywaters, Joseph K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 5, 1884
Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 5, 1884
Creator:
Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 12, 1884
Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 12, 1884
Creator:
Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 19, 1884
Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 19, 1884
Creator:
Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 26, 1884
Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 26, 1884
Creator:
Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design "consists of a volute spring-washer which is formed of a stiff or steel strong plate that is coiled or set up in . . . an edgewise manner, and is provided with one or more projections or spurs on its top and bottom surfaces, adapted to engage with the under side of the nut and the fish-plate or other object, said spurs or projections being formed on the top and the bottom edges of the inner and outer coils of the spring-washer" (lines 20-29).
Date:
July 1, 1884
Creator:
Campbell, Eli F.; Noble, Laroy C. & Howe, Milton G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold and Mold Hoisting Apparatus for Building Concrete Walls.
Patent for a new and improved concrete-raising apparatus. This design "consists in a mold in which a course of a wall can be formed, and in devices for raising the mold in the formation of another course. The invention also consists in details of construction and combination of parts" (lines 12-17).
Date:
July 8, 1884
Creator:
Carrico, Thomas Willson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Tooth.
Patent for a new and improved saw tooth. This design "relates to saws having attachable and detachable teeth held to their places by locking plates or keys inserted, like the teeth, within recesses in the saw-plate; and it consists in a novel construction of the parts, also in combining with the same a spring-bolt, whereby each tooth and its locking key are securely held in position, with facility for detachment when required, and whereby, also, any drawing action, in cutting of the wood on the tooth, tightens the attachment of the tooth" (lines 8-18).
Date:
July 29, 1884
Creator:
Conover, Philip V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot and Shoe Box.
Patent for a new and improved shoe box. This design "has relation to store-boxes for boots and shoes, designed to open automatically when drawn forward, and to close automatically when pushed back into place on the shelf or on the floor; and the invention consists in the construction and novel arrangement of a swinging hanger pivoted to a bearing above the box, and a slideway secured to the cover, which is hinged to the back of the box" (lines 18-27).
Date:
July 22, 1884
Creator:
Cook, Emmanuel T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Bench Hook.
Patent for a new and improved bench hook. This design "consists in a bench-hook constructed with a plate carrying a sliding bar, to which is adjustably secured a hook. The sliding bar and hook are locked in place by a clamp and cam attached to the plate, and the plate and its attachments are locked to the bench-front by a stationary lug attached to the plate, and a moveable lug attached to a lever pivoted to the said plate and locked in place by a cam, so that the said hook can be readily adjusted upward, downward, forward, and backward" (lines 20-30).
Date:
July 22, 1884
Creator:
Cooper, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Stopper.
Patent for a new and improved bottle stopper. This design "consists in the combination of the tubular body, having its lower end closed by means of a cork, and having its upper end formed into a measuring-chamber, which is adapted to be closed by means of a cork, so as to protect the measuring chamber from dust and dirt" (lines 13-19).
Date:
July 15, 1884
Creator:
Cotten, Jefferson Davis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 891: Beryle, Andrew (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Beryle, Andrew (died July 1884) and Anna M. Byrle (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1884-07-28/1884-12-27
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 996: Donavan, Jno. (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Donavan, Jno. (Deceased) and Nancy E. Donovan (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1884-07-16/1884-12-31
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1153: Sharp, C.E. & Wm. T. (Minors)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Sharp, C.E. & Wm. T. (Minors) and R.P. Winter (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1884-07-25/1884-08-13
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1518: Mercer, Fannie (Minor)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Mercer, Fannie (Minor) and J.E. Hess (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1884-07-27/1890-05-06
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1649: Young, Edw. J. (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Young, Edw. J. (died February 17, 1891) and J.S. Armstrong (Executor or Guardian). Edward Young owned a livery stable on the east side of Elm Street and the Houston and Texas Central Railroad.
Date:
1884-07-26/1893-11-18
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2285: Morris, Merton et al (Minors)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Morris, Merton et al (Minors) and Mrs. D. Martin (Executor or Guardian). Land in Brown County, Texas.
Date:
1884-07-04/1902-05
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History