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Corn-Husker.

Description: Patent for a "simple, inexpensive, and convenient hand-operated machine employing an oscillating knife or cutter for severing the stalk or stem and at at the same time clamping the shucks, so that the ear, when turned, will effect the bursting open of the shucks, thus permitting the ready removal of the ear" (lines 8-15).
Date: December 22, 1896
Creator: Willmann, Joseph
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Combined Stool and Table

Description: Patent for a combined stool and table that can be folded and is portable for use in cars or at picnics; includes "knife, fork and spoon compartments" (line 25).
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Lewis, Charles E.
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[Letter from Galveston Chamber Of Commerce to I. H. Kempner, July 22, 1957]

Description: Letter from Galveston Chamber Of Commerce to I. H. Kempner seeking a definite program of work to attract manpower and funds for economic development. They propose that each committee chairman, with two previous chairmen, draft a realistic work program and necessary funds. These recommendations should be presented to the Executive Committee by August 15th, adopted by August 25th, and the Budget Committee will present funding procedures by September 4th. Immediate attention and cooperation are ur… more
Date: July 22, 1957
Creator: McCray, John H.
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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Gernsbacher, L. M., April 22, 1957]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Gernsbacher, L. M. responding to an inquiry about supporting a tax amendment ordinance in Galveston. It details the unique funding structure of the hospital, operated by the University of Texas Medical School, and the financial contributions made by the city. He includes statistics on hospital operations and emphasizes the need for voter approval for any tax increase, urging caution against oversimplified messaging in communications.
Date: April 22, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
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Bed-Drawer Attachment for Bedsteads.

Description: Patent for improvement in bed-drawer attachments for bedsteads by “having bed-drawer arranged to slide beneath the usual mattress-support.” (Lines 8-10) Illustration is included.
Date: September 22, 1891
Creator: Mabee, Leonia
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Car-Fender.

Description: Patent for a simple car-fender that improves on the types of "fenders which are attached to the front end of street and other car trucks for the purpose of saving human life by preventing a body from being thrown under the car wheels" (lines 10-14). The invention does not let a body under the car wheels.
Date: May 22, 1894
Creator: Rau, William J.
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Car-Door Cleat and Fastener.

Description: Patent for "a simple and comparatively-inexpensive car-door cleat and fastener designed for use on cars for transporting cotton and other highly-inflammable merchandise and capable of effectually excluding sparks from the interior of the car and of preventing the same from entering between the edge of the door and the doorway." (Lines 11-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 22, 1895
Creator: Woodruff, Hawkins
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Boiler Washing-Machine

Description: Patent for a washing machine for clothes that can also be adapted to stoves or gas jets as a boiler. Illustrations included.
Date: August 22, 1911
Creator: Morton, Milo A.
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Brace

Description: Patent for a brace. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1910
Creator: Goodson, Milton A.
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Automobile Signal

Description: Patent for the creation of signals to be used in conjunction with automobiles during traffic.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Ziegenbalg, Emil
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Automobile-Alarm.

Description: Patent for a device to prevent the theft of automobiles capable of producing audio and visual signals as warnings of unauthorized access.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Smith, Thomas H.
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Car-Seat.

Description: Patent for improvements to the "Scarritt-Forney" seat so that the seat body and frame are detachable from each other. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 22, 1897
Creator: Meier, Hermann
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Cabinet

Description: Patent for a cabinet which acts as a receptacle for money. Dollars and coins may be sorted using the tray mounted within the cabinet.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Ferris, Thomas A.
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