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Safety-Valve
Patent for a safety valve that can be used on water and gas boilers.
Date:
June 21, 1892
Creator:
Ball, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Valve.
Patent for an improved safety valve for boilers that consists of a valve chamber with a socket at its bottom, a valve seat with a steam outlet, a valve in the socket, a steam inlet tube that passes through and below the valve, a piston mounted in a guide chamber, a spring that holds the piston, a guide chamber with a valve seat, and a steam cylinder.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
Cameron, Charles Hoyle
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for improvements in automatic car-couplers by providing "the means for automatically coupling cars without exposing the operator to the risk and danger of going between the cars when coupling,” (lines 12-15) includes illustration.
Date:
April 14, 1891
Creator:
Chandler, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cart-Scale.
Patent for light, strong, and inexpensive bale weighing scales that "employ a truck or sulky frame, suitable for transporting goods; furthermore, means combined with said frame whereby the goods may be readily weighed; furthermore, means for supporting the goods on the truck independent of the weighing mechanism" (lines 13-19).
Date:
August 8, 1893
Creator:
Coupland, Benjamin C. & Hough, Franklin T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dumping-Car.
Patent for a dumping-car that "can be operated by two men to discharge its contents with a comparatively small amount of exertion on the part of the operators" (lines 14-17). The car is developed to hold gravel, &c., and can be easily dumped.
Date:
August 6, 1895
Creator:
Dunman, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music-Holder.
Patent for an improved music-holder. The music-holder is comprised of a base adapted to be secured to a music rest with a standard pivoted on the base. The standard is fixed with a spring-pressed shaft in order to press the book to the music stand.
Date:
October 27, 1891
Creator:
French, Clarence E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Messenger's Picket.
Patent for a new and improved messenger's picket. This design "is an improvement in means of protection for express-[people] or express-messengers on railway-trains from successful attack by robbers. In other words, it is an improved form of bullet-proof cage or miniature fort in which the express-[person] or messenger may lock himself [or herself] in case of danger and from which he [or she] may watch and fire upon his [or her] assailants with almost perfect safety" (lines 7-15).
Date:
August 30, 1892
Creator:
Hays, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cherokee Herald. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1890
Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1890
Creator:
Imboden, W. M.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom-Rack.
Patent for an improvement in a device to hold brooms and items with handles by simplifying the design and making it more resistant to strain.
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Jones, Wesley C. P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Dog.
Patent for "a simple and inexpensive fire-dog adapted to be used in any ordinary open grate and capable of affording convenient means for cooking in an open fireplace." (Lines 10-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1896
Creator:
Lewis, Harry J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nail-Holding Attachment for Hammers.
Patent for a durable and simple nail-holding attachment for hammers that can be used with any hammer. It holds the nail in place to drive it home.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Lewis, Harry J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derrick.
Patent for improvements in derricks or machines for hoisting heavy objects, which can be easily erected and operated; this device “can be manipulated with ease and by which the article being elevated or lowered may be changed in position without moving the support.” (Lines 20-23) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 21, 1891
Creator:
Lindsey, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1898
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 18, 1898
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, November 25, 1898
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 25, 1898
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1898
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1898
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, December 9, 1898
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 9, 1898
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, December 16, 1898
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 16, 1898
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, December 23, 1898
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 23, 1898
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. [11], No. [33], Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1899
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 6, 1899
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. [11], No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1899
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 13, 1899
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1899
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 20, 1899
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1899
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 27, 1899
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1899
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 3, 1899
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County Banner. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1899
Weekly newspaper from Jacksonville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 10, 1899
Creator:
McFarland, J. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History