Combination Fish-Bucket. (open access)

Combination Fish-Bucket.

Patent for a combination fish bucket, which has two compartments for holding bait, tackle, and food and a holder for a fishing rod, which may be carried on the body or by a handle.
Date: July 5, 1910
Creator: Fly, Nathaniel D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate (open access)

Crate

Patent for a shipping crate that has detachable parts and is able to be folded. Illustrations included.
Date: October 5, 1909
Creator: Payne, Don F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Wheel (open access)

Automobile-Wheel

Patent for an automobile wheel. Illustrations included.
Date: September 5, 1911
Creator: Messerli, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blind Stops. (open access)

Blind Stops.

Patent for a new and improved stop for blinds. This design "is to provide a convenient means by which blind-slats may be swung on their pivots, so as to open or close to the extent desired" (lines 8-11).
Date: June 5, 1883
Creator: Vandervoort, Charles Frederick
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3955 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3955

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Should the salaries of the court reporters mentioned be paid on the basis of $3,000.00 per annum for the time served in Nueces County only
Date: November 5, 1941
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry Appliance. (open access)

Poultry Appliance.

Patent for a new poultry device meant to dispense and apply oil or liquids that kill unwanted creatures while the poultry are drinking.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Sheldon, Clarence O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History