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Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which cuts the stalks with a sliding cut and has multiple blades that are adjustable.
Date: March 24, 1908
Creator: Henry, Reeves
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedclothes-Clamp (open access)

Bedclothes-Clamp

Patent for a bed clothes clamp for holding the sheets and blankets over the occupant of the bed.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Martin, Delia
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mortise and Tenon (open access)

Mortise and Tenon

Patent for a mortise and tenon to be used for securing parts of furniture. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Harris, Lawrence P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Massage-Machine (open access)

Massage-Machine

Patent for a massage machine which uses air pressure to perform massages. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Davenport, Walter D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[R. R. Stirman two wheel buggy photographic postcard]

Photographic postcard with an image of a man seated in a two wheeled, wooden buggy attached to a single horse, in the center of a dirt road. Buildings, trees, and a smokestack are visible behind them. On the buggy, the photographer's imprints read, on the roof "R. R. Sirman," and on the side, "R.F.D. 1." In the lower right corner, the photographer's imprint reads, "Kaufman, Tex." On the back of the postcard is a green Benjamin Franklin one cent stamp, postmarked July 23, 1908, 6pm. The correspondence side reads, "Little Miss Allen, hope you are fine / don't trouble papa / [illegible] to much of / nights [illegible] late / hours -- / [illegible].' The lower half of the card is damaged, making it difficult to read the text. It is addressed to 601 Fairmount St, Dallas, Tex.
Date: July 23, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Hospital for the Insane Annual Reports: 1906-1908 (open access)

North Texas Hospital for the Insane Annual Reports: 1906-1908

Annual report of the North Texas Hospital for the Insane, providing data about operations, updates about programs, and other information related to activities at the hospital.
Date: 1908
Creator: North Texas Hospital for the Insane
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Purifying Apparatus. (open access)

Water-Purifying Apparatus.

Patent for a water purifying device for use in water distribution systems, which mixes the water with a chemical salt and then takes it into a settling basin where mud and such sink to the bottom, leaving pure water on top which is let out for distribution.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Fender, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair Tonic (open access)

Hair Tonic

Patent for a hair tonic. This invention is a medical treatment intended to strengthen hair and scalp.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Newcom, Annie & Newcom, Jennie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove Flue (open access)

Stove Flue

Patent for a stove flue. Illustration included.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Thompson, Everett E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Paper Bags and Other Articles (open access)

Holder for Paper Bags and Other Articles

Patent for a holder for paper bags and other articles. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Laird, Edwin C. & Bedinger, Singleton B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Hopper (open access)

Seed-Hopper

Patent for a seed hopper "constructed to efficiently receive and discharge the cotton seed" (lines 12-13). Illustrations included.
Date: June 30, 1908
Creator: Severson, Oscar W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History