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[Letter from George Andre to Gladys Kempner, December 21, 1955]

Description: Letter from George Andre to Gladys Kempner discussing the payment of State and Federal Stamp Taxes by the Imperial Sugar Company amounting to $928.51 after a recent transfer to her of common stock previously owned by Texas Imperial Company, including an attached invoice covering the tax which may be remitted.
Date: December 21, 1955
Creator: Andre, George
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Centrifugal Machine

Description: Patent for centrifugal machine. This invention is specific to centrifugal machines used as sugar-driers to separate the molasses from crystallized sugar.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: Kennon, James Daniel
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[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner, Jr. to Harris Leon Kempner, I. H. Kempner, Robert Lee Kempner, R. Armstrong, H. Williams and I. H. Kempner, III, May 27, 1964]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner, Jr. to Harris Leon Kempner, I. H. Kempner, Robert Lee Kempner, R. Armstrong, H. Williams and I. H. Kempner, III discussing the decision to go ahead with the $900,000 capital investment program of Imperial Sugar Company.
Date: May 27, 1964
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
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Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in the construction and combination of the parts . . . the object of [the] invention being to provide a car-coupler which will automatically couple the cars to each other without the use of links or pins, and which is provided with means whereby the car can be uncoupled from the top of the car" (lines 17-25).
Date: February 10, 1885
Creator: Neal, Adam S.
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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Jimmy Phillips, January 24, 1955]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Jimmy Phillips congratulating him on his appointment as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking and mentions that friends in Sugar Land are considering organizing a state bank with local residents holding the majority of the stock. He expresses eagerness to meet Phillips at the end of the week to discuss hospital matters and extends personal regards and best wishes.
Date: January 24, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
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Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "in combination with the jaws . . . which are arranged to move laterally and simultaneously . . . each having two side hooks combined with the bar and springs . . . the levers, shaft, pulleys, and the chains which pass over the pulleys and connect the rollers with the jaws" (lines 86-96).
Date: March 8, 1887
Creator: Neal, Adam Sylvester
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Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design is "for automatically coupling cars of various heights, and also to provide devices for uncoupling the cars without the necessity of going between them. [The] invention consists in a spring-pressed hook attached to or formed upon a rock-shaft extending to the top of the car, and provided with a hand-wheel, by which it may be turned. It also consists in the combination, with the hook, of a rod connected thereto and extending t… more
Date: June 7, 1887
Creator: De May, Eugene A.
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Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in a shaft journaled at its lower end in the ordinary draw-bar and at its upper end in a bracket . . . and in the combination therewith of a brace . . . adapted to support the lower end of said shaft, a hook placed between the brace and the draw-bar, and a spring surrounding the shaft and arranged to hold the shaft and hook normally . . . It also further consists in . . . the hook, . . . a spring-actuated uncoupling… more
Date: July 26, 1887
Creator: De May, Eugene A.
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Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new automatic car coupling design for train cars, including illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1887
Creator: De May, Eugene A.
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Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "the combination of the draw-heads provided with forwardly-projecting portions having curved faces and notches in the rear thereof, bails pivoted centrally on vertical pins passing through the center of the draw-heads, springs exerting a rearward pressure on the rear ends of the bails, and chains secured to the forward ends of the bails to move them in opposition to the pressure of their springs" (lines 78-87).
Date: July 16, 1889
Creator: Neal, Adam S.
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Burner

Description: Patent for a "simple and relatively inexpensive burner" (line 9) for use in the kitchen with kerosene or other oil fuel.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Catron, John
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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, September 15, 1954]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing various business and personal updates, including newspaper clippings about the Woody Will contest, progress at Sugar Land, cotton prices, and development projects. It mentions negotiations with the Marshall Canning Company, updates from Aldine, and plans for a subdivision for Mexican and colored laborers. The letter also addresses political matters such as the President's veto and labor bill, and includes well-wishes for family members.
Date: September 15, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
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