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Baling-Press.
Patent for a new improvement in baling presses that improves strength, durability and handling and is cheap to manufacture, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 14, 1887
Creator:
Mansfield, James Edward.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press.
Patent for a new and improved baling press. This design consists in "a box having its upper end open and having an outwardly-opening door at the lower portion of one side, a plunger in the box having a post provided with a braced cross-piece near the upper end, ropes secured to the ends of the cross-piece, a drum under the lower end of the box, having a helical pulley at one end and a small drum at the other end, and having the ropes secured to it and winding upon it, a rope passing over guide-pulleys above the upper end of the box and winding upon the small drum" (lines 16-28).
Date:
December 13, 1887
Creator:
Weddle, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brace for Bedsteads, Gates, &c.
Patent for a new and improved brace for bed frames. This design consists in "the posts having the hooks or eyes, the head-board, foot-board, and rails, also provided with hooks or eyes, the swivel, the wires, each having one end secured to one of the corner hooks or eyes, passed through the eye-bolt and screw-bolt, respectively" (lines 97-102). Said wires are further "given a half-turn on themselves, and their other ends secured to the opposite corner hooks, and the [other] wire having one end secured to one of the center hooks or eyes and woven in and out over the hooks or eyes" (lines 1-5).
Date:
May 31, 1887
Creator:
Lenix, John M. & Swann, George B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Handle and Toilet Case.
Patent for a new and improved toiletry case. This design consists in "[a] combined hollow parasol or umbrella handle and toilet-case, consisting of an ornamental hollow case having an end opening for the reception of a parasol or umbrella stick, its opposite end provided with a rigid extension-ring, a hinged cover provided with a mirror on its inner face and working against the tension of a coiled spring, and an end lip to said cover to contact with end spring secured to said case, the internal portion of said case divided to receive visiting-cards, face-powder, pads, a curved spring, and cloth-lining" (lines 20-31).
Date:
July 26, 1887
Creator:
Myers, Ida Louise
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Laura Jernigan to Henry Moore, March 27. 1887
Letter from Laura Jernigan discusses how well her garden is doing and talks about her children going to the new schoolhouse in Cannon. The family is boarding the teacher and they are getting along well. There is a new jail in town. The town has a new paper, the Educational Journal, and the debate and literary society recently debated the subject of how prohibition would benefit the state of Texas. Includes original envelope.
Date:
March 27, 1887
Creator:
Jernigan, Laura
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Laura Jernigan to Henry Moore, September 26. 1887]
Letter from Laura Jernigan to Henry Moore talks about family news, and work that is done around their farm. Mentions how well some of the cousins and how much "flesh" they have gained. Apparently she doesn't like Texas. She says that even though Texas is, "a nasty filthy hateful" place it agrees with some. Includes original envelope.
Date:
September 26, 1887
Creator:
Jernigan, Laura
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 20, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 21, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 22, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 22, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Monday, January 24, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 24, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 53, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 25, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 25, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 26, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 26, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 55, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 27, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, January 28, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 28, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 57, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 29, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 29, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 58, Ed. 1 Monday, January 31, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 59, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 1, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 60, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 2, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 2, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 61, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 3, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, February 4, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 4, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 63, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 5, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 5, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 64, Ed. 1 Monday, February 7, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 7, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 65, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 8, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 8, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 66, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 9, 1887
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 9, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History