Partner
Oklahoma Historical Society
354
UNT Libraries
115
Abilene Library Consortium
34
Rosenberg Library
23
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
23
Bonham Public Library
14
Abilene Public Library
12
Denton Public Library
10
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
10
Lampasas Public Library
9
63 More
Collection
Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program
353
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
328
Tocker Foundation Grant
70
Abilene Library Consortium
50
Galveston County Area Newspaper Collection
23
Texas Patents
22
Ellis County Area Newspaper Collection
18
Fannin County Area Newspaper Collection
15
Texas Borderlands Newspaper Collection
13
The Abilene Reporter
12
226 More
States
Year
Month
Day
Surgical Appliance.
Patent for a surgical appliance, "adapted for the treatment of rectal and uterine troubles".
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Woodward, Lewis Ethridge
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puncture-Proof Tire
Patent for improved armor in tires so they do not puncture as quickly or as easily, including illustrations.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Hibbs, Cassell De
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Fastener.
Patent for improvements in hat-fasteners in which the “fastener can be adjustable to hats of different sizes and shapes, …., for securing the hat upon the head.” (Lines 10-15) Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Schmidt, Harel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing
Patent for gearing for a flying machine. This gearing will allow for two independent drive shafts to work with tow independent engines to allow both engines to connect to either or both draft shafts.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Herrmann, Ernst W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill
Patent for a new drill that is used for pipes in wells, including illustrations.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
O'Brien, Robert P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Devine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1913
Creator:
W. L. DuBose & Sons
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rock-Drill.
Patent for a composite rock drill composed of granular metal or minerals held together in a binder to present sharp points for the efficient drilling of rock and other substances.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Blackburn, Julian E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for a fabric engaging element under the top of the washing machine.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Kincaid, Willis Menefee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Gage and Filing Clamp
Patent for a combined saw gage and clamp which can be "applied to a saw blade to gage the depth of the cut as well as reversed and used as a clamp for the saw blade in setting the teeth" (lines 16-18).
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Curby, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator and Conveyer for Concrete-Mixers.
Patent for improvements in elevators and conveyers for concrete-mixers “whereby the mixed concrete can be fed to the wall mold at different elevations, the elevator being extended and the conveyer raised for constructing the successive stories of the building.” (Lines 17-21) Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Miller, Frederick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Sweeping Compound
Patent for an improved floor-sweeping compound which changes the traditional woody filler with a less flammable and more absorbent mineral wool filler.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Boddeker, James A. & Stratford, John E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Powder Blower
Patent for a new and improved powder blower used to insert powder medicine into the vagina, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Woodward, Mortimer Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer
Patent for Planter and Fertilizer Distributer that has a mechanism for receiving the seed and fertilizer and distributing the same
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Norvell, William Setliff
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Beggs Independent (Beggs, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Beggs, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 1, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 1, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date:
February 1, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Elmer Dispatch (Elmer, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Elmer, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 1, 1913
Creator:
Dickinson, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Arapaho Bee. (Arapaho, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Arapaho, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 1, 1913
Creator:
Lawton, Jesse Wilber
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sealing Device.
Patent for improvements in the design of devices used for sealing car doors, including illustrations and a description. The device is designed in such a way that the seal may not be removed in the locked position without breaking the door, thus preventing theft.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Fox, Charles E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Riding-Cultivator.
Patent for improvements in riding-cultivators in which the cultivator is “capable of easy adjustment so that each part may be placed independently of other parts in position for most thorough service” (Lines 15-18). Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Kennemer, James O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse Detacher
Patent for a new and improved horse detacher which allows the driver to unhitch a horse without exiting the carriage or wagon, including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Carter, William Otis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 96, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1913
Semiweekly newspaper from Idabel, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1913
Creator:
Old, W. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1913
Semiweekly newspaper from Idabel, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 1, 1913
Creator:
Old, W. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 1, 1913
Semiweekly newspaper from Idabel, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1913
Creator:
Old, W. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1913
Semiweekly newspaper from Idabel, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 1, 1913
Creator:
Old, W. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History