The Death Valley Expedition: A Biological Survey of Parts of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, Part 2 (open access)

The Death Valley Expedition: A Biological Survey of Parts of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, Part 2

Collection of reports on Death Valley, the bordering region of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Reports include birds, reptiles and Batrachians, fishes, insects, mollusks, trees and shrubs, cactuses and yuccas, and list of localities in the reports.
Date: May 31, 1893
Creator: Fisher, A. K.; Stejneger, Leonhard; Gilbert, Charles H.; Riley, C. V.; Stearns, R. E. C.; Merriam, C. Hart et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Antifriction-Bearing. (open access)

Antifriction-Bearing.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in antifriction bearings for " the ends of the hub and means for eluding dust fro the bearings" (line 11 -13).
Date: May 10, 1898
Creator: Hobron, Charles B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door Cleat. (open access)

Car-Door Cleat.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in car door cleats or guards, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1899
Creator: Miller, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Vehicle - Brake. (open access)

Automatic Vehicle - Brake.

Patent for a new and improved automatic vehicle brake.
Date: May 10, 1898
Creator: Elliott, Joseph Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broom-Rack. (open access)

Broom-Rack.

Patent for a new and useful broom rack, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 31, 1898
Creator: Smith, Walter I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canopy-Frame. (open access)

Canopy-Frame.

Patent for "a simple, compact and efficient extensible frame adapted to be supported for use either in connection with a bedstead or door and window openings, &c" (lines 9-13). It is constructed to be arranged in multiple positions and "to support the fabric of the canopy in the desired position without risk of tearing or otherwise injuring the same" (lines 15-18).
Date: May 2, 1899
Creator: Baggett, Charles Bennett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Scraper. (open access)

Cotton and Corn Scraper.

Patent for a new and useful cotton and corn scraper.
Date: May 17, 1898
Creator: Dove, Thoms F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Tight Heating-Stove (open access)

Air-Tight Heating-Stove

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in air tight heating stoves, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 31, 1898
Creator: Wilson, John Wesley & Wilson, William Wharton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Bench Clamp And Dog. (open access)

Automatic Bench Clamp And Dog.

Patent for a new and useful automatic bench clamp and dog.
Date: May 10, 1898
Creator: Rogers, James P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool. (open access)

Combination-Tool.

Patent for a new and useful combination tool, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 31, 1898
Creator: Karner, Joseph C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Dispensing Oil, &c. (open access)

Apparatus for Dispensing Oil, &c.

Patent for a new and useful apparatus for dispensing oil, &c.
Date: May 17, 1898
Creator: Haye, August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chimney. (open access)

Chimney.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in chimneys, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1899
Creator: Glover, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition Pulp Plaster and Process of Manufacturing Same. (open access)

Composition Pulp Plaster and Process of Manufacturing Same.

Patent for "a composition pulp plaster designed as a substitute for ordinary lime-plaster and equivalent materials and particularly adapted for use in warm moist climates, where the ordinary lime-plaster lacks durability and is rendered non-adherent. A further objective of the invention is to provide a cheap substitute for plaster which will be not only waterproof, but also fireproof and gas-proof or practically impervious to air" (lines 9-18). It includes instructions for manufacturing the plaster with various proportions of the ingredients depending on the purpose.
Date: May 9, 1899
Creator: Blake, David H. & Ray, Jeramiah P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Dash. (open access)

Churn-Dash.

Patent for new improvements to a churn dash, including two concentric rings joined by inclined wings with accompanying illustrations.
Date: May 10, 1898
Creator: Renfro, John R., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Repairing Apparatus. (open access)

Axle-Repairing Apparatus.

Patent for a new, simple, and efficient axle repairing apparatus for "facilitating the repairing of worn axles without the removal of the wheels or the axles from the vehicle-body" (line 10 -12).
Date: May 10, 1898
Creator: Hammer, Willie Alice
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Frame. (open access)

Bicycle-Frame.

Patent for a new and useful bicycle frame, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 23, 1899
Creator: Mills, Virgel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive and efficient wrench device, which is "capable of extracting nails and of being used as a screw-driver without interchanging any of the parts or substituting one part for another" (line 14 - 17).
Date: May 3, 1898
Creator: Weiss, Martin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lumber-Stacker. (open access)

Lumber-Stacker.

Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in lumber stackers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 23, 1899
Creator: Coleman, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer. (open access)

Well-Strainer.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in well strainers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 24, 1898
Creator: Booth, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Sealing Newspapers. (open access)

Machine For Sealing Newspapers.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in machines for sealing newspapers, &c.
Date: May 3, 1898
Creator: Sundstorm, Herman T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for a new and useful liquid dispensing apparatus, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 2, 1899
Creator: Haye, August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer. (open access)

Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in mail bag catchers and deliverers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1899
Creator: Bresland, Sylvester E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in locks, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1899
Creator: Katzenberger, Oscar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ventilating-Canopy for Cook Stoves Or Ranges. (open access)

Ventilating-Canopy for Cook Stoves Or Ranges.

Patent for a new and useful ventilating canopy for cook stoves or ranges.
Date: May 3, 1898
Creator: Spurlin, Crawford
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History