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Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the hoe, of a standard, fulcrumed to a hinged adjustable bar, and connected by mechanism[s] with the ground-wheel" (lines 77-80).
Date: December 5, 1882
Creator: Collins, Laura Ann & Graham, William G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press. (open access)

Baling Press.

Patent for a new and improved baling press. This design consists in "the combination of sill having uprights or fulcrums, levers mounted upon the latter, a follow-block connected to the inner ends of said levers by loose joints, a vertically-sliding follower, rods connecting the outer ends of said follower with the outer ends of the levers, and mechanism for operating the follower . . . the follower moving vertically above the sill, levers pivoted to uprights or fulcrums upon the sill, and having inner beveled ends, a follow-block loosely jointed between the inner ends of said levers" (lines 64-77).
Date: February 5, 1884
Creator: Robburts, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a suitable frame having a fly-wheel mounted in bearings thereof, and a wrist-pin on said fly-wheel, of the lever pivoted to the frame at one end" (lines 95-98). Further, it consists in "carrying a pivoted dasher at its other end, said lever having a slot or opening to receive the wrist-pin, a crank-arm, a treadle pivoted to the frame at one end, and carrying a handle at its other end, and a rod connecting the treadle and crank-arm" (lines 1-6).
Date: May 5, 1885
Creator: Rogers, William Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter. (open access)

Planter.

Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination . . . of the oscillating hopper having the opening in its lower side, the slides on the bottom of the hopper, having the slots, the set-screws engaging said slots and securing the slides in place, the seed-slide guided between the opposing edges of the slides, and the operating-lever pivoted on one of the screws and engaging the seed-slide" (lines 62-70).
Date: February 5, 1889
Creator: Ballard, Johnathan J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 5, 1889 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 5, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 1889
Creator: Elliott, Sercey & Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 5, 1890 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 5, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 5, 1890
Creator: Elliott, Sercey & Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 5, 1890 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 5, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 1890
Creator: Elliott, Sercey & Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 1890 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 1890
Creator: Elliott, Sercey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 5, 1891 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 5, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 5, 1891
Creator: Elliott, Sercey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 1892 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1892
Creator: Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 5, 1893 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 5, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 5, 1893
Creator: Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1893 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 5, 1893
Creator: Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Propeller for Churns (open access)

Propeller for Churns

Patent for propellers for churns, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 5, 1897
Creator: Bolding, James P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Implement. (open access)

Agricultural Implement.

Patent for "attachments for planters, cultivators and the like" (lines 8-10) "whereby the implement will be permitted to yield to uneven ground" (lines 11-12).
Date: November 5, 1901
Creator: Waters, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Claw-Bar for Drawing Railroad-Spikes. (open access)

Claw-Bar for Drawing Railroad-Spikes.

Patent for "an invention is an improved claw-bar for drawing railroad-spikes, the object of my invention being to provide the bar with a pivoted fulcrum-piece which is adapted to facilitate the engagement of the toe or claw of the bar with the head of a spike, to increase the leverage of the bar in withdrawing the spike, and to provide means to relieve the pivots or trunnions of the fulcrum-piece of stress when the bar is being operated todraw a spike." (Lines 8-17) Illustration is included.
Date: November 5, 1901
Creator: Smitham, Nicholas L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove-Flue. (open access)

Stove-Flue.

Patent for a stove flue that is more secure in attachment, easier to clean, and is more fireproof to prevent burning of wood parts in the building that the flue is installed in.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Thompson, Everett E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Supply Apparatus. (open access)

Fuel-Supply Apparatus.

Patent for an improved fuel supply apparatus for liquid fuel.
Date: July 5, 1919
Creator: Guthrie, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thread-Box. (open access)

Thread-Box.

Patent for Thread-Box designed for a neat appearance, storage, and access to sewing materials.
Date: October 5, 1920
Creator: Crumbaugh, Hallie V. D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Forney Messenger (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1928 (open access)

The Forney Messenger (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1928

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1928
Creator: O'Bryan, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Forney Messenger (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1949 (open access)

The Forney Messenger (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1949

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 5, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Train derailed at Forney] (open access)

[News Script: Train derailed at Forney]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a freight train derailing in Forney.
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Terrell Chapel] (open access)

[News Script: Terrell Chapel]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a small chapel at the Terrell State Hospital in Terrell, Texas.
Date: August 5, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cedar creek drowning] (open access)

[News Script: Cedar creek drowning]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 5, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Flying Scotsman tour] (open access)

[News Script: Flying Scotsman tour]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: November 5, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library