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Application for Honorary Membership in Association American Inventors, Philadelphia [#1] (open access)

Application for Honorary Membership in Association American Inventors, Philadelphia [#1]

Blank application to join the Association American Inventors of Philadelphia, signed by the president, George (Geo.) H. Holgate.
Date: unknown
Creator: Assciation American Inventors of Philadelphia
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for Honorary Membership in Association American Inventors, Philadelphia [#2] (open access)

Application for Honorary Membership in Association American Inventors, Philadelphia [#2]

Blank application to join the Association American Inventors of Philadelphia, signed by the president, George (Geo.) H. Holgate.
Date: unknown
Creator: Assciation American Inventors of Philadelphia
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
References to Actual Clients in the State of Texas (open access)

References to Actual Clients in the State of Texas

Advertisement for patent lawyers (C. A. Snow & Co.) listing Texas clients for whom they have "obtained patents, filed caveats, registered trade-marks, secured copyrights, or done other [patent[ work" organized alphabetically by city.
Date: 1894~
Creator: C. A. Snow & Co.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teen Couple in Formalwear]

Photograph of a teenage couple posing side-by-side in what appears to be a dining room, including part of a table at right and a china cabinet behind them. The young man is wearing a suit that includes dark slacks and a white jacket with a black-and-white bowtie and a red carnation boutonniere; one of his right fingers is splinted. The young woman at right is wearing a white or light-colored sleeveless, calf-length gown decorated with lace and has a spray of red flowers pinned to her left shoulder; she is holding a rectangular box in front of her.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cathey's
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Membership in the Retirement Plan for Employees of Simmons Company and its participating subsidiaries (open access)

Certificate of Membership in the Retirement Plan for Employees of Simmons Company and its participating subsidiaries

Certificate regarding the employee retirement plan for Donald Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company, documenting a change of beneficiary to his wife (Betty Jean), along with an overview of details.
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Chase Manhattan Bank
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Regarding Sale of Patent Rights] (open access)

[Document Regarding Sale of Patent Rights]

Legal document related to a quilting machine invented by J. J. Click outlining the sale of partial (1/2) rights to J. H. Major.
Date: 1895
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to W. H. Kuykendall - February 11, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to W. H. Kuykendall - February 11, 1901]

Letter from John J. Click to Reverend W. H. Kuykendall discussing Click's conversion from Methodist to Baptist and asking for more information about a "Boy Preacher" that they have heard works with Kuykendall and would like to invite to their congregation.
Date: February 11, 1901
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to W. L. Welch - June 8, 1903] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to W. L. Welch - June 8, 1903]

Letter from John Click asking W. L. Welch to send him one of the ironing tables that he sells so that he can try to arrange a commission deal for someone else to sell them.
Date: June 8, 1903
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Click to J. M. Cripe - May 12, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from John Click to J. M. Cripe - May 12, 1904]

Letter from John J. Click to J. M. Cripe discussing Click's ironing board invention and possible sale of the patent to Mr. Cripe.
Date: unknown
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Click to Patent Attorneys] (open access)

[Letter from John Click to Patent Attorneys]

Letter from John J. Click to patent attorneys in Washington D.C. describing an invention for a windmill with a pump that he wants to submit for patent. He describes the specifications for the design and the models that he is sending with the text.
Date: unknown
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reversible Spring-Motor: Figures 5 and 6]

Two figure illustrations of partial constructions for a reversible spring-motor patents, with numbered labels to reference each component piece.
Date: 1896
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Text Describing a Wire-Stretching Invention] (open access)

[Text Describing a Wire-Stretching Invention]

Drafted text describing an invention to stretch, splice, and repair wire for fencing, outlining the specific components that the inventor wants to patent.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Accounts and Personal Notebook: J.J. Click] (open access)

[Accounts and Personal Notebook: J.J. Click]

Small ledger book containing personal notes and financial records, including lists of expenses, calculations, grocery lists, sketches, and other information.
Date: 1888~/1891~
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy Book of Letters by J. J. Click] (open access)

[Copy Book of Letters by J. J. Click]

Book containing handwritten copies of letters written by J.J. Click as well as various items that were collected in the book including newspaper clippings, photos, and notes on scrap paper. Most of the pages in the book are blank.
Date: 1898~
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table. [Copy #1] (open access)

Ironing-Table. [Copy #1]

Patent for an ironing board that has adjustable height and can be folded for storage.
Date: February 11, 1902
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table. [Copy #2] (open access)

Ironing-Table. [Copy #2]

Patent for an ironing board that has adjustable height and can be folded for storage.
Date: February 11, 1902
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click Regarding a Patent] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click Regarding a Patent]

Letter from John J. Click about an invention he is trying to patent, outlining the amount he is enclosing for various fees and asking for information about spring manufacturers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - December 7, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - December 7, 1898]

Letter from J. J. Click demanding money from J. H. Major that he claims is owed to him. He also claims that Major is living well while he is suffering from financial troubles.
Date: December 7, 1898
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - June 20, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - June 20, 1898]

Letter from J. J. Click to John Major titled "Friendly Criticism" discussing a joint business and claiming that Major has been negligent. It includes long itemized lists of accounts documenting money spent by each of them.
Date: June 20, 1898
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - March 8, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - March 8, 1900]

Letter from J. J. Click to John Major discussing a trip that Major is taking to Arkansas, regarding a possible business deal that can be made to sell a quilting-related invention of Click's.
Date: March 8, 1900
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to Patent Attorneys] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to Patent Attorneys]

Letter from John J. Click to C. A. Snow & Co. patent attorneys asking them to return his invention model when they are done with it.
Date: unknown
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to the Arabian Perfumo Co. - June 19, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to the Arabian Perfumo Co. - June 19, 1899]

Letter from J.J. Click to the general manager of the Arabian Perfumo Co. on behalf of his step-daughter (Minnie Barrett) about an issue that she has had with merchandise she received from them.
Date: June 19, 1899
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Click to the U.S. Patent Office - October 11, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from John Click to the U.S. Patent Office - October 11, 1897]

Letter from John Click requesting a recording from the U.S. Patent Office, and providing the required fee.
Date: October 11, 1897
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to C. A. Snow Attorneys - March 1896] (open access)

[Letter to C. A. Snow Attorneys - March 1896]

Letter written to patent attorneys C. A. Snow & Co. inquiring about a patent application for an invention using winding springs to store energy. It asks for the opinion of the attorneys regarding a possible title for the invention and other details about the process.
Date: March 1896
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History