Combined Record, Diary, and Ledger (open access)

Combined Record, Diary, and Ledger

Patent for improvements to books by combining "a general record, a diary, a ledger, and index leaves, including the months and days of the week and alphabetical and numerical indices" (lines 10-12).
Date: August 30, 1892
Creator: Meyer, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition To Be Used As A Non-Conductor Of Heat And For Other Purposes. (open access)

Composition To Be Used As A Non-Conductor Of Heat And For Other Purposes.

Patent for a non-conducting material designed to prevent heat loss from radiation, prevent damage from frost, for fire-proofing, and for "the deafening of floors and partitions" (lines 21-22). Ingredients and proportions are listed.
Date: August 30, 1887
Creator: Clayton, Nicholas Joseph.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie. (open access)

Bale Tie.

Patent for a new and improved tie for bales. This design calls for one long, flat piece of scrap metal to be folded over on itself twice so that there are four layers of metal as well as a loop (or "rib") on either end. Then, a hole should be cut through all four layers with a tapered opening through the edge; this design is cheaper and more durable than previous bale ties.
Date: August 24, 1880
Creator: Riesel, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gate Latch. (open access)

Automatic Gate Latch.

Patent for invention of a gate latch which is very simple, durable and is comparatively inexpensive. This has a swinging latch attached to the gate.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Schultze, August J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-tie (open access)

Bale-tie

Patent for improvement in the construction of hooks used to join the ends of ties "for packages or bales of cotton, hemp, rags, or other substances in which a divided metallic band or hoop encircling the package or bale is used, and the ends whereof are joined by a hook at one end of said band, arranged to interlock with any one of a series of mortises in the other end of the band" (para. 2).
Date: August 8, 1876
Creator: Davis, Waters S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interpretive Guide to: Galveston State Park (open access)

Interpretive Guide to: Galveston State Park

Pamphlet giving overview of the different types of landscapes found in the Galveston Island State Park along with a brief overview of the island's history.
Date: August 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
College of the Mainland Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

College of the Mainland Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the College of the Mainland documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018, with an independent auditor's report for finances from fiscal year 2017.
Date: 2018-08~
Creator: College of the Mainland
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2013 (open access)

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2013

Operating budget of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for fiscal year 2013, including information about planned appropriations and expenditures.
Date: August 23, 2012
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2016 (open access)

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2016

Proposed budget for University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2012 (open access)

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2012

This document contains the appropriations and expenditures of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for the fiscal year ending on August 31, 2012.
Date: August 25, 2011
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2017 (open access)

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2017

Proposed budget for University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 25, 2016
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2019 (open access)

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2019

Proposed budget for the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2018 (open access)

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2018

Proposed budget for University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 24, 2017
Creator: University of Texas at Galveston
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for a new and improved lock that which "provide a lock for doors, safes, drawers, and the like, the bolt of which is adapted to be unlocked from he outsides by means of a combination, and while being release will instantly ring the door-bell by means of connecting wires, and which, when operated from the inside, can be opened without giving the signal on the bell, and in either operation the parts of the lock will automatically return to their position and lock the bot in the striker-plate unless otherwise adjusted" (lines 14-25)
Date: August 30, 1887
Creator: Rau, Louis Carl
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood Working Machine. (open access)

Wood Working Machine.

Patent for a new and improved wood-working machine. This design "relates to improvements in wood-working machines, and is designed to produce a machine for automatically tapering material in either straight or curved lines. The improvement consists, essentially, in the employment of movable cutters approached or receded by means of a cam or cams, and is adaptable in forming staves and other portions of barrels or other articles in which the parts require a taper in straight or curved lines" (lines 8-17).
Date: August 10, 1886
Creator: Hourigan, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in ventilating cars, &c. (open access)

Improvement in ventilating cars, &c.

Patent for a system which prevents ashes and cinders from railroad engines from entering the train cars and also allows for ventilation of the cars. Includes illustration.
Date: August 22, 1876
Creator: Andrews, Wright S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Excavators (open access)

Improvement in Excavators

Patent for "an improvement in excavating and dredging machines" (lines 12-13).
Date: August 17, 1875
Creator: Cole, Thomas Z.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Lifting-Jacks. (open access)

Improvement in Lifting-Jacks.

Patent for improvement in lifting jack. This improvement is the vertical bar is notched to prevent slipping when lifting an item.
Date: August 8, 1876
Creator: Scott, James O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Piles for Bulk-Heads and Other Structures. (open access)

Improvement in Piles for Bulk-Heads and Other Structures.

Patent for improvements in piles for bulkheads: "The object of the present invention being to provide a concrete-faced bulk-head composed of piles, each of which may be sunk in position by continuously forcing the sand from beneath the lower end of the pile" (lines 15-19), with illustrations.
Date: August 21, 1877
Creator: Parry, Morgan L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in External Window, Door, and Shutter Sprinklers (open access)

Improvement in External Window, Door, and Shutter Sprinklers

Patent for improvement in external window, door, and shutter sprinklers. The sprinklers would be used to wet the wooden pieces in case of adjacent fire, and are designed to run down the side of the building instead of into the building, reducing water damage inside, with illustration.
Date: August 27, 1878
Creator: Bennison, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transplanter. (open access)

Transplanter.

Patent for a machine that transplants small plants while avoiding "clogging of the mud in soft soil" (line 20). It has a cylindrical cutter and a cylindrical plunger that fits just inside it. The plunger is usually away from the base of the cutter, and an adjustable rod extends from the plunger.
Date: August 11, 1896
Creator: Harris, Hiram S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Distilling Turpentine. (open access)

Improvement in Apparatus for Distilling Turpentine.

Patent for the improvement of apparatuses for distilling turpentine.
Date: August 1, 1871
Creator: Lee, Archibald K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.

Patent for improved cotton-bale tie with a small s-shaped bar and cross-ribs on the bands.
Date: August 5, 1873
Creator: Crone, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.

Patent for "an Improved Cotton-Bale Tie" (line 5) including illustrations.
Date: August 4, 1874
Creator: Krone, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History