Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for car-coupling. The object of this invention is to provide an improved automatic car-coupling of simple, durable, and effective construction that will permit the necessary longitudinal and lateral play of the coupling-link to correspond with inequalities of the track, facilitate the turning of curves, and enable the coupling to accommodate itself to draw-heads of unequal height.
Date: January 19, 1892
Creator: Lemon, Eli Jeremiah
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine. (open access)

Steam-Engine.

Patent for "a high-speed rotary engine wherein the steam-impelled wheel shall revolve in a horizontal plane within an upright open cylinder." (Lines 10-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 19, 1897
Creator: Slaughter, Joel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Testing Within the Grapevine Springs Park, Coppell, Texas (open access)

Archaeological Testing Within the Grapevine Springs Park, Coppell, Texas

Report on archaeological testing results conducted in Grapevine Springs Park located within the City of Coppell in Dallas County, Texas.
Date: January 19, 2009
Creator: Todd, Jesse
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pen and Pencil Holder. (open access)

Pen and Pencil Holder.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in pen and pencil holders" (line 7-8).
Date: January 19, 1915
Creator: Seabaugh, Emma
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin. (open access)

Cotton-Gin.

Patent for a cotton gin with novel saws that are constructed in sections and placed in a way to reach more cotton entering the device, including illustrations.
Date: January 19, 1915
Creator: Stephens, Louis K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History