Boll Weevil Catcher. (open access)

Boll Weevil Catcher.

Patent for an insect-catching device with collection receptacles that operates on skids for better maneuverability in fields.
Date: March 30, 1920
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to I. H. Kempner, March 30, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to I. H. Kempner, March 30, 1948]

Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to I. H. Kempner thanking Mr. I. H. Kempner for his support and suggestions regarding the Development Board's luncheon. It acknowledges the positive outcomes of the meeting and expresses regret that Kempner cannot attend an upcoming session with the Board of Regents. He also mentions future arrangements for bringing the Board of Regents to Galveston to take advantage of Kempner's offer.
Date: March 30, 1948
Creator: Leake, Chauncey D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Engine Hood and Drain-Trough Therefor. (open access)

Automobile-Engine Hood and Drain-Trough Therefor.

Patent for the creation of "an improved automobile hood and particularly drain trough" (lines 12-14) that have been adapted in order to reduce the risk of water leaking into the vehicle's engine.
Date: March 30, 1920
Creator: Stowe, George B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press. (open access)

Baling Press.

Patent for a new and improved baling-press. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the frame or support, the lever-arms, the winch and the ropes connecting the said arms thereto, the follower, the toggle-jointed levers connecting the said follower with the frame, and the rods connecting the joints of the said levers to the lever-arms, with the follower and the fulcrumed levers, having their inner ends connected to the follower and their outer ends connected to [a different] follower whereby the said followers move simultaneously when the winch is turned" (lines 83-94).
Date: March 30, 1886
Creator: Robburts, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Contact-Shoe for Automatic Train-Stops. (open access)

Contact-Shoe for Automatic Train-Stops.

Patent for a new contact shoe, used in rail transport, attached to the train car to conduct automatic stops despite possible hazards through the use of magents and electricity, including illustrations .
Date: March 30, 1920
Creator: Bulla, Melbern Bernie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baking Device. (open access)

Baking Device.

Patent for a machine that presses dough or other materials into a cup-shaped mold for evenly baked goods.
Date: March 30, 1920
Creator: Cressey, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canning Apparatus (open access)

Canning Apparatus

Patent for canning apparatus. Illustration included.
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Brown, William N.; Brown, Clyde V. & Brown, Lester L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Chrystie to Edward R. Thompson, Jr., March 30, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Chrystie to Edward R. Thompson, Jr., March 30, 1964]

Letter from Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Chrystie to Edward R. Thompson, Jr. requesting information about some of Cecile Kempner's previous gift tax returns.
Date: March 30, 1964
Creator: Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Chrystie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cheese-Hoop. (open access)

Cheese-Hoop.

Patent for improvements in cheese hoops by creating a suitable frame work to support a wire gauze or net on the sides and the top of the hoop. This protects the cheese when cutting out a portion of the cheese.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Cain, William R. & Cain, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Redbird Shooting] captions transcript

[News Clip: Redbird Shooting]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 30, 1991, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for an improvement to machinery to wind fibrous materials (e.g., cotton) into cylindrical bales that does not use a core or fixed horizontal rollers.
Date: March 30, 1897
Creator: Ross, William Andrew
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 154, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 1934 (open access)

The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 154, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 1934

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 1934
Creator: Sheldon, Seward R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clevis (open access)

Clevis

Patent for clevis. Illustration included.
Date: March 30, 1909
Creator: Cousins, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cloth-Bolt Clamp. (open access)

Cloth-Bolt Clamp.

Patent for a clamp "to hold the folds of a bolt of cloth in position and to prevent the same form being unwound except when desired." (Lines 23-25) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 30, 1897
Creator: Leveritt, Nicholas T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 154, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1939 (open access)

The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 154, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1939

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 1939
Creator: Weaver, Don E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History