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Concho County

Map of Concho County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The center of Concho County and the German Emigration Company's Surveys are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: March 1862
Creator: Dietz, O.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter. (open access)

Planter.

Patent for an improved planting machine by securing a seed-plate with a central longitudinal slot, in the bottom of the hopper, a circular seed disk is placed into the slot; two pairs of gage-plates arranged at the front and rear end of said slot. These gage-plates can be adjusted to regulate the quantity of seeds being discharged when planting cotton. When planting corn, the rear pair of gage-plates can be brought closely together to prevent the escape of seeds. Illustration is included.
Date: March 10, 1891
Creator: Cayton, James Calvin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for improvements to plows with laterally extending adjustable wings, as well as other different styles of plow and cultivator standards, with illustration.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Armentraut, Richard B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rein-Holder. (open access)

Rein-Holder.

Patent for a rein-holder that is made with one piece of metal which can be attached to the dash-board of a vehicle, includes illustration.
Date: March 10, 1891
Creator: Shurmon, James D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History