79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 158 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 158

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate honoring Lampasas County on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
Date: June 18, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press (open access)

Hay-Press

Patent for a hay press that is both efficient and easy to use so that the bales may be "rapidly and firmly compressed" (lines 18-19).
Date: October 18, 1892
Creator: Mealer, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove-Lid and Damper (open access)

Stove-Lid and Damper

Patent for a stove-lid and damper. Both the lid and damper have innovative spiral openings that can be brought into and out of alignment by rotation of the damper portion, thereby adjusting the size of the opening by which stove temperature can be adjusted.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Parton, Clarence Ernest Stanhope
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History