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Improvement in Road-Scrapers.
Patent for a new improvement in the construction of road-scrapers to make them more facilitating, faster, and with less animal power required.
Date:
January 27, 1874
Creator:
Tate, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Cooler.
Patent for a new and improved liquid cooler. This design "provide[s] an apparatus by means of which a variety of liquids may be simultaneously cooled as required for use as beverages, and by which the glasses or drinking vessels may be at the same time cooled and protected from dust and insects" (lines 14-20).
Date:
January 25, 1881
Creator:
Capps, Matterson F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Voting Machine.
Patent for a new and improved voting-machine. This design consists in "the combination, with the transverse bridge, through the opening of which are fulcrumed by means of a pin two parallel keys, said keys having pivotally connected to their fulcrumed ends to parallel pawls, the free ends of which mesh with teeth in two ratchet-wheels carrying hands indicating on a dial and having eccentrics upon their faces, two parallel narrow plates moved by such eccentrics to indicate the complete revolution of the hands, and a shield upon the top" (lines 124-134).
Date:
January 24, 1888
Creator:
Ford, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Awning.
Patent for a new and improved awning. This design consists in "[t]he awning frame, consisting of the pivoted curved rods, pivoted sectional braces pivotally connected to said rods, and the holding or suspending bars pivoted to said rods and having series of adjusting-apertures engaging pins or studs of said braces" (lines 74-79).
Date:
January 14, 1890
Creator:
Allen, William B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nasal Expander.
Patent for ensuring the the nasal passage does not collapse, contract, or close for breathing improvement while sleeping, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
January 9, 1912
Creator:
McConnell, Franz Marshall
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that improves the type of plow employing "a moldboard and plowpoint or share bolted to a standard" (lines 9-11), with illustrations. This patent improves upon previous patents numbered 974,675 and 974,676 issued to the same inventor on November 1, 1910.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Kelly, Robert Marvin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweet Potato Curing House
Patent for useful improvements in sweet potato curing houses. The designs provides for a heated and ventilated structure to prevent the rotting of the sweet potatos.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Woods, Edgar Miles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wiliam M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner, January 2, 1945]
Letter from William M. Nathan to I. H. Kempner expressing the importance of soliciting donations from B'nai B'rith members. He states that many members do not know of their fundraising efforts. If he notifies members, hey may receive an increase in donations.
Date:
January 2, 1945
Creator:
Nathan, William M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 1, Number 1, January 10, 1947
Weekly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date:
January 10, 1947
Creator:
LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 1, Number 2, January 17, 1947
Weekly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date:
January 17, 1947
Creator:
LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 1, Number 3, January 24, 1947
Weekly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date:
January 24, 1947
Creator:
LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 1, Number 4, January 31, 1947
Weekly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date:
January 31, 1947
Creator:
LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 2, Number 1, January 1948
Monthly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date:
January 1948
Creator:
LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 3, Number 1, January 1, 1949
Semi-monthly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date:
January 1, 1949
Creator:
LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 3, Number 2, January 15, 1949
Semi-monthly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date:
January 15, 1949
Creator:
LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 245, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1950
Daily newspaper from Gladewater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1950
Creator:
Greep, J. Walter
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LeTourneau Tech's NOW, Volume 4, Number 1, January 1, 1950
Semi-monthly newsletter LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas containing religious articles, updates about news and events on campus, and other information of interest to students.
Date:
January 1, 1950
Creator:
LeTourneau Technical Institute
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 246, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 3, 1950
Daily newspaper from Gladewater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 3, 1950
Creator:
Greep, J. Walter
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 247, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1950
Daily newspaper from Gladewater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 4, 1950
Creator:
Greep, J. Walter
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 248, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1950
Daily newspaper from Gladewater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 5, 1950
Creator:
Greep, J. Walter
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 249, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1950
Daily newspaper from Gladewater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 6, 1950
Creator:
Greep, J. Walter
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 250, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 8, 1950
Daily newspaper from Gladewater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 8, 1950
Creator:
Greep, J. Walter
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 261, Ed. 1 Monday, January 9, 1950
Daily newspaper from Gladewater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 9, 1950
Creator:
Greep, J. Walter
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 262, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 10, 1950
Daily newspaper from Gladewater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 10, 1950
Creator:
Greep, J. Walter
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History