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Hame-Fastener. (open access)

Hame-Fastener.

Patent for a simple and inexpensive hame-fastener that has "two adjustable parts, one of which is provided with hooks to be engaged by means on the other part" (lines 11-13). The invention is adjustable and does not unlock or disengage accidentally but can easily be unlocked on purpose.
Date: October 15, 1895
Creator: Anderson, Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hopple. (open access)

Hopple.

Patent for a new and improved hopple. This design consists in the combination of the surcingle, the bands connected to the bottom thereof, the supporting straps secured to one of said bands, and the knee-bands constructed of stiff leather in semi-cylindrical form, attached to said straps and having the securing-straps" (lines 37-42).
Date: November 15, 1887
Creator: Burris, John Albert Wilson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner (open access)

Oil-Burner

Patent for an oil burner that can be used with stoves. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Davis, William R. & Wright, Rohen U.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Machine (open access)

Agricultural Machine

Patent for improvements to certain components of agricultural machines, particularly the plow, planter, and stalk cutter attachments.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Johnson, O. J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 15, 1851 (open access)

The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 15, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1851
Creator: Lewelling, Thomas
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Voting-Machine (open access)

Voting-Machine

Patent for a voting machine whereby voters register their votes by pushing a button. Illustrations included.
Date: September 15, 1908
Creator: McClain, Eli
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drinking Fountain (open access)

Drinking Fountain

Patent for a drinking fountain. "The object of the invention is to provide a drinking fountain having a drinking trough to which water will be automatically supplied as the same is removed by the stock." Illustration included.
Date: August 15, 1905
Creator: McCormick, James V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Painting Machine (open access)

Pipe-Painting Machine

Patent for pipe-painting machine. The invention details improvements in devices for painting pipes or "other elongated substantially cylindrical objects". The object was designed to create minimal waste when operating the device.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: McNulty, Charlie A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Planter. (open access)

Cotton Seed Planter.

Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "the combination, with the side bars of the main frame, the plow-standard connecting the front ends thereof, and the covering board connecting the rear ends of the side bars, of the handles secured to the side bars near the front end of the machine, the rectangularly-bent brace-bar secured to the side bars and to the handles, and the centrally-bent brace-bar secured to the side bars and the brace-bar" (lines 86-95).
Date: October 15, 1889
Creator: Secrest, Louis Evin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Receptacle or Tank. (open access)

Receptacle or Tank.

Patent for receptacle or tank for underground storage purpose is to use metal to construct a tank for strength to resist the pressure upon its walls. To protect the tank from the corrosive action of the earth by lining the surface of a tank “with a protective coating composed of alternate layers of asphaltum and tarred-felt paper, a fabric layer imposed upon the outer layer of asphaltum, and a final layer of asphaltum covering the fabric.” (Page 2, lines 109-113.) Illustration is included.
Date: April 15, 1902
Creator: Stewart, Robert P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-660 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-660

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Lamar County Hospital District has legislative authority to convey real estate to the county on which to construct a building to house various welfare agencies.
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 15, 1982 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 15, 1982

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 15, 1982
Creator: West, Bert C. & Nichols, Nanalee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ligthtning-Arrester. (open access)

Ligthtning-Arrester.

Patent for improving lightning arresters, an invention used to distribute electrical current over a large area and ground it at a different points should a building be struck by lightning.
Date: June 15, 1901
Creator: Wood, William D.; Roach, Henry B. & Pots, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Cultivator-Plow Standard. (open access)

Adjustable Cultivator-Plow Standard.

Patent for an adjustable cultivator plow that is designed to be strong and durable as well as efficient and simple.
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Wright, James B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1981 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 15, 1981
Creator: Wright, Pat & Nichols, Nanalee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1981 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1981
Creator: Wright, Pat & Nichols, Nanalee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1982 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 1982

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 15, 1982
Creator: Wright, Pat & Nichols, Nanalee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1911 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 15, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. [3], No. [45], Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1911 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. [3], No. [45], Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1912 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1912 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 15, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1913 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1914 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 15, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1915 (open access)

The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History