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Washing-Machine.
Patent for an improvement to washing machines that will be "simple and economical in construction and efficient in use" (lines 13-14).
Date:
September 1, 1885
Creator:
Austin, John Overton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sinking Hydraulic Piles.
Patent for new and improved sinking hydraulic piles. This design has for its object "the sinking of wooden or other piles in quicksand or ground in which the lateral pressure upon the piles practically prevents their being driven beyond a certain depth. To that end [the design] make[s] use of a jet of water supplied at the entering-point of the pile, and in connection therewith [the design] also use[s] weight applied at the upper end of the pile" (lines 8-16).
Date:
September 1, 1885
Creator:
Blake, Lowell Everett.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ink Fountain for Printing Machines.
Patent for a new and improved ink fountain for printing machines. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the shell-shaped frame having an inclined bottom, a hole in the lower part of the front end wall, and a socket provided with a thumb-screw, a vertical arm passing through the said socket and provided with a clamp at its lower end, a roller for distributing ink, journaled at the front of the shell and vertically adjustable therewith, and the removable reservoir having a gate, an inclined bottom, and an opening corresponding with the hole in the shell" (lines 17-27).
Date:
September 29, 1885
Creator:
Bomar, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton compressor
Patent for cotton compressor using platens, bearings, pulleys, levels, rods and shafts.
Date:
September 1, 1885
Creator:
Brown, Maurice T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Cover.
Patent for a new and improved well cover. This design "is to provide a new and improved cover for wells, cisterns, &c., which cover is so constructed and arranged that it can be moved back by stepping on a step in front of it, and is automatically closed when the pressure is removed" (lines 8-13).
Date:
September 8, 1885
Creator:
Bullock, Henry P. & Cook, Henry B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Bed Bottom.
Patent for a new and improved box-spring. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the main frame, the springs having their connecting pieces curved or coiled to form double heart-shaped configurations, the hinged head-rests, the wide bails, movably attached at the ends of their side pieces to the connecting-pieces of the springs at the side edges of the head-rests, and having their middle pieces curved or coiled to form heart-shaped configurations resting upon the tops of the springs of the head-rest, and the coiled wire coiled around all the portions of the springs" (lines 76-87).
Date:
September 29, 1885
Creator:
Bunnell, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1885
Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date:
September 2, 1885
Creator:
Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 23, 1885
Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date:
September 23, 1885
Creator:
Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 30, 1885
Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date:
September 30, 1885
Creator:
Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Center and Other Tables.
Patent for a new and improved table. This design consists "[i]n a table, stool, or other like article of furniture, the combination, with a slotted standard and rods extending across the slots, of the legs having dowel-pins entering holes in the under side of the table-top, and cam-shaped hooks connected to the legs and engaging with the slots and rods of the standard" (lines 73-79).
Date:
September 15, 1885
Creator:
Burroughs, William Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 208, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 1, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 209, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 2, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 210, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 3, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 211, Ed. 1 Friday, September 4, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 4, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 212, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 5, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 5, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 8, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 8, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 9, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 9, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 10, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 11, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 12, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 12, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, September 14, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 14, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 15, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 16, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 16, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 17, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History