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Bit-Frame (open access)

Bit-Frame

Patent for a bit frame for holding ceiling cleats in place so that screws can be driven at each end. Illustrations included.
Date: April 9, 1912
Creator: Lagarde, Everette S. & Angenend, Peter A., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Display Figures (open access)

Attachment for Display Figures

Patent for an attachment for display figures that fills out the sleeves of a garment.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Beyette, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling (open access)

Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling

Patent for a train pipe coupling which connects automatically and does not come loose when the train is going around curves.
Date: April 12, 1910
Creator: Blair, Oliver C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Opener and Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton Opener and Cleaner.

Patent for cleaning and renovating cotton and other fibrous materials that are found in the lint that falls from the gin in the regular ginning process.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coop. (open access)

Coop.

Patent for a coop to ship poultry and similar animals. Slidable slats and bars allow for food and water access.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Ferguson, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Renovating Plant. (open access)

Cotton Cleaning and Renovating Plant.

Patent for getting knowledge on how to collect the cotton and make it usable.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: James C. Garner, of Dallas, Texas & Charles S. Reynolds, of Houston, Texas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Book. (open access)

Check-Book.

Patent for improvements to check-books for easier access to the check stubs.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Schwander, Peter W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Body. (open access)

Automobile Body.

Patent for an automobile body that is designed for people who enjoy doing outdoor activities. Compares this design to the current design of what is called "touring cars."
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Saxon, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin (open access)

Clothes-Pin

Patent for new and useful improvement to clothes pins to automatically lock themselves against accidental disengagement from the clothes line.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Ingersoll, Charles J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine. (open access)

Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine.

Patent for "a combined roasting and grinding machine" (lines 12-13) with a conveyor that moves the coffee from end to end.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Herndon, Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Drill. (open access)

Boring-Drill.

Patent for detachable heads and plates for frusco-conical rollers that allow for space between drills, including illustrations.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Reed, Clarence Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Mrs. M. M. Matlock, April 25, 1917]

Postcard addressed to Mrs. M. M. Matlock with a photograph of an oil rig with its workers hanging out at the bottom. The note on the back of the card asks Mrs. Matlock how "the war [is] up their [sic]," and says that down there it "looks like real war some times."
Date: April 25, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Monday, April 1, 1912 (open access)

The Houston Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Monday, April 1, 1912

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 1, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 363, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1915 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 363, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1915

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 1, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 362, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 1917 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 362, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 1, 1917

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 1, 1917
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1913 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1913

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 1, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 364, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1916 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 364, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 1, 1916

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 1, 1916
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 5, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 5, 1919

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 5, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 25, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 29, 1917 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 25, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 29, 1917

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 29, 1917
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1918 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1918

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 11, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 3, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 7, 1918 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 3, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 7, 1918

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 18, Ed. 1 Monday, April 22, 1918 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 18, Ed. 1 Monday, April 22, 1918

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 22, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 11, 1916 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 11, 1916

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 24, 1918 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 24, 1918

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 24, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History