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Clothes-Pounder. (open access)

Clothes-Pounder.

Patent for improvements in atmospheric clothes pounders: "Dividing the outer section into compartments so that air in escaping is distributed evenly from all sides of the pounder instead of escaping in a body from one side, whenever the pounder strikes a wad or knot of cloths and is tipped sidewise; it also makes the suction better" (lines 49-55).
Date: May 2, 1893
Creator: Allgaier, George E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheep-Shears (open access)

Sheep-Shears

Patent for sheep shears. Illustrations included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Ascue, Elbert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridle Bit. (open access)

Bridle Bit.

Patent for a new and improved bridle-bit. This design consists "[i]n a bridle-bit, the combination, with the bit-bar, provided with the loops of the angle-levers mounted on the said bar and having their corresponding arms respectively connected by the curb-chain and provided with rein loops or rings and the studs or pins on the levers engaging the loops" (lines 70-76).
Date: May 21, 1889
Creator: Bowles, Zachary Taylor
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design "relates to improvements in that class of gates in which the gate is suspended from and adapted to transverse a supporting-beam adapted to oscillate and cause the gate to travel back and forth by gravity, according to the position the beam occupies, and has for its object to provide a gate and its operating mechanism which shall be simple and durable in construction, and capable of being readily and easily operated by a horse[back rider] or driver of a team approaching the same from either direction" (lines 9-20).
Date: May 19, 1885
Creator: Connelly, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment. (open access)

Cultivator Attachment.

Patent for a separator for a cultivator, which allows for bringing together or forcing apart the beams of a cultivator.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Evans, James S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alliance Mail. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1887 (open access)

The Alliance Mail. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Itasca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: May 26, 1887
Creator: Givens, W. S. & Pardue, J. S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design "relates to improvements in cotton-chopping machines in which revolving hoes are attached to plows; and the object of [the] improvement is to afford facilities for chopping out cotton by means of horse-power instead of by hand" (lines 8-13).
Date: May 13, 1890
Creator: Green, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for improvements of patent no. 685838, dated November 5, 1901 by the same inventor George Daniel Hayes. The improvements included “the mounting of the plunger-operating lever, so as to insure a quick and positive disengagement thereof from the plunger-rod at the completion of the stroke and also to arrange for applying the power to the lever in such a manner as to obviate twisting thereof.” (Lines 14-19) Other improvements such as improved tension device for the plunger-operating lever, to provide the press with means whereby all of the bales may be formed of equal lengths and, means for preventing backward movement of the bales. Illustration is included.
Date: May 17, 1904
Creator: Hayes, George Daniel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin (open access)

Clothes-Pin

Patent for "a clothes pin or clasp which will have a clamping-spring action and which can be conveniently manipulated to apply or remove it to and from a holding position and one wherein the clamping members mainly he within the same plane" (lines 7-13).
Date: May 21, 1901
Creator: Horsley, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heating-Drum (open access)

Heating-Drum

Patent for "a simple and efficient construction which may be readily set up and taken down, which will be durable, and in which, moreover, by operation of a single damper the smoke-pipe above the drum may be brought into direct communication with the smoke-pipe below the drum and the several compartments of the apparatus will be opened to permit ready cleaning" (lines 14-22).
Date: May 14, 1901
Creator: Horsley, Robert L. & Rountree, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for improvements to the cotton-chopper. This invention outfits the cotton-chopper with a blade that can be moved, either mechanically or with electric power. Previously, the blade was fixed and stationary.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: Janes, Henry T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Gramm] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gramm]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 3, 1978, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in rotary engines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 9, 1898
Creator: Mason, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hill County Record. (Hillsboro, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1908 (open access)

The Hill County Record. (Hillsboro, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Hillsboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 1, 1908
Creator: Mayes, W. S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Frame. (open access)

Bicycle-Frame.

Patent for a new and useful bicycle frame, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 23, 1899
Creator: Mills, Virgel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp. (open access)

Lamp.

Patent for improvements to headlight lamps used in locomotives, with illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1897
Creator: Pitts, William Wirt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer Cover (open access)

Type-Writer Cover

Patent for a collapsible typewriter cover that is more cheaply constructed, has a base for the typewriter, a supporting frame for the hood that limits the swinging movements, and a felt strip for protecting the furniture the typewriter is on.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Rochelle, Raymond C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1905 (open access)

The Itasca Item. (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Itasca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1905
Creator: Smith, Emmett
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Bank robbery] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bank robbery]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a robbery that happened at the First National Bank in Whitney, Texas.
Date: May 1, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: O'Daniel opens race for governor] captions transcript

[News Clip: O'Daniel opens race for governor]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about campaign efforts across North Texas by former governor and U.S. Senator W. Lee O'Daniel, who is again running for governor of the state.
Date: May 13, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bank robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Bank robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a robbery that happened at the First National Bank in Whitney, Texas.
Date: May 1, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Car crashes and drownings] (open access)

[News Script: Car crashes and drownings]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 31, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Headline promo] (open access)

[News Script: Headline promo]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a deadly tornado in Whitney.
Date: May 23, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: O'Daniel opens race for governor] (open access)

[News Script: O'Daniel opens race for governor]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about campaign efforts across North Texas by former governor and U.S. Senator W. Lee O'Daniel, who is again running for governor of the state.
Date: May 13, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library