The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 180, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 19, 1880 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 180, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 19, 1880

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 19, 1880
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mattress Making Machine. (open access)

Mattress Making Machine.

Patent for a new and improved mattress making machine. This design calls for a box with a hinged door and gauges that adjust the box to the desired width for mattress making. Additionally, slats at the bottom of the box and along the inside of the hinged lid have straps and pins that one uses to bind the mattress material after it fills the box.
Date: October 19, 1880
Creator: Howe, Charles P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History