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Bicycle
Patent for device for improvement of speed of bicycle, including illustrations.
Date:
March 28, 1896
Creator:
Schooler, Joseph P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Lubricator.
Patent for an axle lubricator that continuously lubricates an axle through a hollow nut in the end of the hub bushing, and the oil cup can be refilled easily and without removing the wheel.
Date:
December 5, 1893
Creator:
Miller, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Case.
Patent for a bottle holding case using wires to encircle the inner groove of the case as re-enforcement, then use metal bands or wires woven around the encircling wires; these metal bands or wires would then wove around the necks and bodies of the bottles to secure the bottles inside the case. Illustration is included
Date:
February 10, 1891
Creator:
Marlow, Claud E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Times (Colorado, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1896
Weekly newspaper from Colorado, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising. Edited under the auspices of the Baptist Ladies Building Association.
Date:
November 26, 1896
Creator:
Smoot, Martha B.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Boiler Feed-Water System.
Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in steam boiler feed water systems, including instructions and illustrations..
Date:
August 22, 1899
Creator:
Clousnitzer, Ernest Albert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a new and improved pump. This design consists, "with the working-barrel, of a casing or shell secured to the lower end of said barrel, the said shell tapering downward and being provided with an annular shoulder on its inner surface, a valve-seat provided with an annular flange and downward elastic extensions constructed to close against said shell and rest on said shoulder, and a valve-cage connected with said seat and containing a valve" (lines 82-91).
Date:
December 9, 1890
Creator:
Shelburn, Cephas C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
usp015/00472545
Patent for "a simple and economical device of this character, which shall possess superior advantages with respect to efficiency, and whereby sand and dirt is effectually excluded and the grease or other lubricating material prevented from escaping" (lines 15-21).
Date:
April 12, 1892
Creator:
Miller, William J.; McBean, Robert S. & McBurnett, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wiffletree-Hook.
Patent for a strong and durable wiffletree-hook that is spring-actuated and uses an eye-bolt to hold the trace securely. It consists of a socket with an eye-bolt, a seat with flanges on all four s ides, pivot-lugs extending from the seat, a hook pivoted between the lugs, and a bow spring on the flanged-seat.
Date:
October 31, 1893
Creator:
McBean, Robert Sinclair & McBurnett, John Wesley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Reel.
Patent for improving the operation of fishing reels. Illustration and instructions included.
Date:
December 3, 1895
Creator:
Williams, Elbert D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A. VanTuyl & Son, Horse and Cattle Breeders
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs, business name, and text reading: "Pasturage for Stock"; "Amato Ranch."
Date:
1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alabama & Texas Cattle Co.
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs, cattle illustrations, business name, and text reading: "Alabama & Texas Cattle Co., of Mobile Ala."; "Ranch in Borden and Scurry Counties, Texas"; "Brand kept up"; "Stock horses." Letterhead contains the names A. P. Bush; A. P. Bush Jr.; T. G. Bush.
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Salt Co.
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes and decorative designs and business name with text reading: "The Texas Salt Co., Manufacturers of Pure Solar Salt. Steam Refined." Letterhead contains the names Geo. E. Briggs, President; W. S. Marshall, Vice President; H. L. Gill, Secretary.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burns, Walker & Co.
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains illustration of business and stylized text of business name, with text reading: "Wholesale & Retail Dealers in General Merchandise"; "Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Boots & Shoes, Hats, Blankets, Trunks & Valises, Tents & Tarpaulins, Groceries, Wagons, Sulphur, Coopers Sheep Dip, California, Canned Goods, New Home, Sewing Machines." Letterhead includes the names F. M. Burns; J. A. Walker; J. L. Smith.
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dan. S. Park
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustration and stylized business name, with text reading: "Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware"; "Special Attention to Repairing."
Date:
1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
J.D. Birdwell, Sheriff and Tax Collector
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs with business name.
Date:
1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History