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Jar.
Patent for a jar for thick semi-liquids such as mustard, which has a discharge spout in the side that allows the contents to be used without taking off the lid of the jar.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Barr, George T., Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Kindler
Patent for an automatic fire kindler which can be put on a timer and start a fire in a stove with a bundle of matches inserted into the device ahead of time.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Bates, Samuel F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Same Old Story": Part 1]
Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska with a tinted photograph of a couple floating in a row boat down a small river. There are lyrics printed at the bottom of the card that read: "A man, a maid, a moon, a boat, Down the river gently float." There is also a note written on the back of the card in black ink and it says: "Here's "baby" and the "Fish Pond"."
Date:
October 17, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Man Standing Next to a Tree]
Postcard of a man wearing a bowler style hat standing next to a tree. Handwritten text on the front reads "view at the Heard Farm. Waco, Texas Sunday - May - 17 - '08". The postcard is from Thomas B. Martin and addressed to Mr. George D. Bowers.
Date:
May 17, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buttonhole Cutter or Shears.
Patent for a buttonhole cutter or shears, which has an adjustable stop for creating buttonholes of different sizes.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Barr, George T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Geo Greaves to Mayme Collins, October 17, 1907]
Postcard from Geo. Greaves to Mayme Collins in Waco, Texas with a picture on the front of a man kneeling in front of a woman with his hands over his heart, the caption reads: "With all my worldly goods I thee endow!" The handwritten note on the picture reads: "Am patiently waiting for a postal write won't you please."
Date:
October 17, 1907
Creator:
Greaves, George
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine.
Patent for a rotary steam engine, which allows the piston to move more freely in the engine.
Date:
September 17, 1907
Creator:
Walker, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Woman with a Hat and a Veil]
Postcard of a woman wearing a large hat with a veil, posing for the photographer. She wears a voluminous light-colored shirt tucked into a belted skirt. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Sam Weil. Partially illegible text on the front of the card reads: "Larrie, How is this for a cartoon come 'up'"
Date:
March 17, 1906
Creator:
Jackson, Mrs. C. E.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal-Pipe Joint
Patent for a metal-pipe joint.
Date:
February 17, 1903
Creator:
West, Gustavus Hannibal
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Distributer.
Patent for improvements on cotton cleaners and distributors, specifically means for pneumatically raising cotton, cleaning the dirt from said cotton, and releasing quantities of cotton collected in the distributor.
Date:
September 17, 1901
Creator:
Seifert, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Cotton Elevator
Patent for a gin-feeder cotton elevator. This grain elevator features a cotton trunk that helps to sort the grain.
Date:
January 17, 1900
Creator:
Harris, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History