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[Letter from W. T. Daniel to Ora Osterhout, December 11, 1904]
Letter from W. T. Daniel to Ora Osterhout regarding the deed to 320 acres of land in Comanche County that used to belong to her father, John P. Osterhout, and is now owned by another family.
Date:
December 11, 1904
Creator:
Daniel, W. T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1903
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eastland Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1906
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hamilton Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1906
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Cover.
Patent for an improvement in churn covers "which will embody a closed dead-air space above the body of the churn, a guide-tube for the dasher-rod, and the special construction at the outer edge of the base of the cover by which to provide a channel to fit upon the upper edge of the churn-body" (lines 10-15).
Date:
May 27, 1902
Creator:
Van Hoozer, Thomas H. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Implement.
Patent for a compound tool for building and repairing fences, which combines a post hole digger and a wire stretcher.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Haynes, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Post-Hole Digger and Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a post-hole digger with a wire stretcher attached to it.
Date:
October 15, 1907
Creator:
Haynes, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Support
Patent for a supporting mechanism for the top of a buggy or vehicle while it is being lowered or traversing rough terrain. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 5, 1908
Creator:
Elms, Joab
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condiment-Holder.
Patent for a salt shaker which has a rod going into the jar, which will agitate the salt to keep it from clogging.
Date:
October 26, 1909
Creator:
Hitt, Allen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Chopper.
Patent for an "attachment to a cultivator to chop or thin corn, cotton, and other drilled plants at the same time it is being plowed and without interfering in the work of the cultivator" (lines 14-18).
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Graham, Daniel O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for an improved animal trap, primarily intended for catching wolves, that is adjustable and economical to construct.
Date:
October 15, 1907
Creator:
Jones, Isaac W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Tightener.
Patent for "a simple, cheap, and effective construction of implement, whereby the operation of stretching and tightening a wire may be conveniently and expeditiously performed, and to adapt the device for use also as a wire-cutter" (lines 16-20).
Date:
April 10, 1900
Creator:
Gold, Philip E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that is adjustable to different size nuts and has a reciprocating screw member.
Date:
July 16, 1907
Creator:
Daniel, Robert O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Tightener.
Patent for wire tightening improvement.
Date:
April 3, 1900
Creator:
Hansford, James, S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Top Support
Patent for a vehicle top support. Illustration included.
Date:
June 23, 1908
Creator:
Allen, Luther L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Brake
Patent for a vehicle brake. This invention uses brake shoes. Illustration included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Ashinhurst, William K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter
Patent for invention that "relates to improvements in 'stalk-cutters,' and pertains to a machine which is adapted to cut three rows of stalks at one operation and is provided with simple means for laterally extending the side cutters to permit the adjustment of the machine to cut rows of different widths" (lines 8-14). Illustrations are included.
Date:
July 22, 1902
Creator:
Williams, Mark D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter
Patent for a stalk-cutter for chopping cotton, corn stalks, or any other specific growth.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Cotten, Joab H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improvements in plow in which the plow can perform a variety of purposes and to obviate the necessity of employing more than one plow for accomplishing the same. The plow can be adjusted to run either on shallow or deep ground. Illustration is included.
Date:
December 8, 1903
Creator:
Campbell, John Daniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow and Cultivator
Patent for plow and cultivator.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Kelley, John D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road-Repairing Machine
Patent for a road repairing machine which repairs roads by leveling them. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 6, 1909
Creator:
Herring, Windsor G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow. Illustration included.
Date:
June 29, 1909
Creator:
Cadenhead, Robert H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Shovel
Patent for a shovel that is designed for scrapping and opening furrows. The angle of the shovel blade can be easily adjusted to the correct angle as to make the correct size furrow row in the field.
Date:
December 19, 1902
Creator:
Johnson, Alvis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coverer For Planters
Patent for a coverer for planters. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 27, 1906
Creator:
Stapp, George & Robertson, Newton K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History