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Attachment for Thimbles.
Patent for invention for the improvement of attachments for thimbles. "The objects of the invention are to produce a device of simple construction for cutting the thread when sewing that can be readily applied to old as well as to new thimbles; also to produce the device in such manner that the thread can be quickly and conveniently cut at any desired point in an expeditious manner " (lines 17-24). Includes specifications and illustrations.
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Brown, Archie Edwards
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1246, Chapter 52
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the salary of a bailiff in El Paso County.
Date:
May 22, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 799, Chapter 225
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
Date:
May 29, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1751, Chapter 347
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the El Paso County Hospital District.
Date:
May 31, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Threshold
Patent for an improved threshold to fit the bottom of a door more properly to "prevent the entrance of dust, wind, and rain" (lines 16-17).
Date:
May 11, 1915
Creator:
Krause, Ernest
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Treating Ores.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in methods of Treating Ores, of which the following is a specification. The present invention relates to a method of treating ores carrying gold and silver values in any form amenable to cyanid treatment or flotation" (lines 6-12).
Date:
May 8, 1917
Creator:
Friberger, Harry Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Telephones or the Like.
Patent for "improvements in adjustable supports for holding telephones or the like" (lines 10-11). Patent includes illustration and specifications.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Priest, Charles C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Throttle-Lever.
Patent for a new and improved throttle lever, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 2, 1899
Creator:
Canady, Lorin Winfield
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Miter-Box.
Patent for a new and improved miter box that quickly adjusts "to guide a saw at any desired angle" (line 12), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 8, 1900
Creator:
Shotwell, Marcus Aretar Kossuth
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Vaporizing Liquids and Apparatus Used in Connection Therewith.
Patent for improvements in vaporizing liquids referring to a processing a liquid such as gasoline or kerosene and properly mixing it with air.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
McClinktock, Charles David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Torpedo-Guard.
Patent for torpedo guards that can be applied without needing to place the vessel in a dry dock, as well as giving the option of retracting the torpedo guards when not needed. Includes illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Rolf, Frederick G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grading and Ditching Machine
Patent for a grading and ditching machine. Illustration included.
Date:
May 17, 1904
Creator:
Baker, Joseph W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasket-Retainer
Patent for a gasket retainer for hoses.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Ramage, Jonathan Wade
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Strap.
Patent for a new and improved strap to be used as a hame strap or other tightening strap, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 10, 1898
Creator:
Quincey, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foot Valve Extractor For Wells
Patent for foot valve extractor for wells. Illustration included.
Date:
May 10, 1904
Creator:
Titsworth, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Cleaning Machine
Patent for a machine intended to remove the pulp from the fiber of tropical plants. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Vaughan, Henry Latrobe
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Separating Machine.
Patent for a new and improved fiber separating machine "in which the entire cleaning or separating of the fibers from the plant stock can be done in one operation" (lines 10-13).
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Parks, Michael Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Emergency Brake Setting Apparatus For Elevators.
Patent for an emergency brake setting apparatus for elevators. This invention is an improved emergency brake, especially for the type of elevators used in mines.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Canion, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Film-Winder for Cameras.
Patent for a film-winder for cameras. This particular film-winder is designed so that the exact required amount of film is placed upon the lens of the camera.
Date:
May 22, 1917
Creator:
Mansfield, Clarence H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Cleaner.
Patent for an improved floor cleaner that allows for a belt or apron to be turned on to provide continuous motion in order to clean or scrub floors. The floor cleaner will also supply water to the belt, wring and catch dirty water from the belt, and tighten the belt.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Crawford, Hezekiah H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Record-Filing Cabinet
Patent for a record filing cabinet designed to show every record within as well as records of different sizes.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
McCart, Robert, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cover-Pad for Mattresses.
Patent for an improvement in sanitary pad covers for mattresses that is washable and contains pocket flaps underneath that can hold a sheet of waterproof material to protect the mattress beneath.
Date:
May 11, 1920
Creator:
Callahan, John William & Callahan, Maud B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
File
Patent for a file. Illustration included.
Date:
May 9, 1905
Creator:
McClintock, Edward B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace.
Patent for a furnace used in steel making operations to "enable...uniform heating and the dissipation of the black spots" created on some heated materials during the heating process by means of a "lifting means or moveable hearth."
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Moore, Ralph S
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History