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BalingPress
Patent for the usefulness of baling press.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Woodward, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Feeder
Patent for improvements to cotton cleaners and feeders, including illustrations
Date:
June 19, 1900
Creator:
Seifert, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an automatic butter churn with illustrations.
Date:
January 28, 1902
Creator:
Fitzhugh, James, S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cartridge for Guns.
Patent for "a projectile having an elliptical cross-section and slight longitadinal twist for use in guns provided with a corresponding bore." (lines 8-11), including description and illustrations.
Date:
September 24, 1901
Creator:
Cole, William F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back Spacing Attachment for Type Writing Machines
Patent for an attachment to provide type writing machines with back space. Illustration included.
Date:
July 19, 1904
Creator:
Parker, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin Operated Vending Machine
Patent for a coin operated vending machine that is meant to be inexpensive and adapted to protect the items being vended, and to allow adjustment for coins of different denominations.
Date:
September 2, 1902
Creator:
Fender, John Brown
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Tool
Patent for a combination tool. Illustration included.
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Barry, Jefferson D.; Wise, Daniel; Dehn, Frederick D. & Crossland, Mortimer L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a churn suspended on a pendulum.
Date:
October 20, 1903
Creator:
Fitzhugh, Cameron S.
Object Type:
Patent
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
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
Copy-Holder.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in copy holders, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 27, 1900
Creator:
Scarborough, George Moore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Touch-Regulating and Mute Attachment for Pianos
Patent for combined touch regulating and mute attachment for pianos.
Date:
December 16, 1902
Creator:
Harriss, Langdon & Kendall, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition Fuel
Patent for "a new and useful improvement in composition fuel, the object being to produce fuel in compact form which will burn quickly, rapidly generating an intense heat, and leaving but a small quantity of a residue or ash" (lines 10-15).
Date:
January 15, 1901
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for improving the baling press in which a rectangular bale of hay is formed. Compared to the traditional press the lever movement is circular and continuous.
Date:
January 2, 1906
Creator:
White, Edgar Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
GATE
Patent for a Gate. "My invention is an improved gate adapted for use as a farm-gate and for other uses." (lines 11-12) and illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
BRUCE, ROBERT A
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bee-Gum
Patent for a bee hive which has multiple compartments which the bees can travel through and, when keeper wants to remove honey all the bees can be sent into one compartment to avoid the danger of being stung. It also has ventilation and rain protection.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Caperton, William Elson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arch-Bar for Cultivators
Patent for arch bar for cultivators that connects the respective cultivator rigs together.
Date:
January 27, 1903
Creator:
Sullins, Cale M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Walker and Gorden Ronaldson]
Full-length portrait of Walker and Gorden Ronaldson, wearing matching light-colored shirts, long-sleeved jackets, and shorts and dark tights and lace-up boots. The boys are sitting together in a wicker chair with their heads tilted toward one another. A hand written note on the back reads, "Helen E. Cashin from Walker Ronaldson, age 7 yrs., and Gorden Ronaldson, age 6 yrs. Summer of 1902."
Date:
1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Clay Ledbetter]
Portrait of Clay Ledbetter, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored suit, light-colored shirt, and dark-colored bow tie. A hand written note on the back reads, "Clay Ledbetter, 1908."
Date:
1908
Creator:
Heilmann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Bahl-Wheatly Wedding]
Photograph of the wedding of Josephine Bahl and Elmer H. Wheatly in Waco, Texas. They pose for their picture with three others, likely the best man, maid of honor, and flower girl.
Date:
1901
Creator:
Jackson, W. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Brazos River Flood]
Photograph of the May 1908 Brazos River flood in Waco, Texas. Several people stand on the Waco suspension bridge, looking at the water. Other buildings can be seen in the image. Purchased at the estate sale of J. A. Curry in Waco, Texas.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of C. E. Boles Reading]
Photograph of Charlie E. Boles sitting in a wicker chair, wearing a light-colored suit, socks, and shoes, reading a book or pamphlet. A wicker table is positioned behind Boles, and potted foliage is in the background. A hand written note on the back reads, "C. E. Boles, 'Charlie' Boles, MHS teacher, room and board at Robinson, ca. 1908."
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paul Quinn Weekly. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900
Weekly African-American newspaper from Paul Quinn College in Waco, Texas that includes campus, local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 27, 1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of First Presbyterian Church, May 7, 1909]
Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church at 812 Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, sent by Minnie Sleeper to Mr. E. G. Oates updating him on her plants.
Date:
May 7, 1909
Creator:
Sleeper, Minnie
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History