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Improvement in Plows
Patent for an improvement on plows specifically designed to turn black Texas soil.
Date:
April 7, 1874
Creator:
Payne, Joseph Mott
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pessary and Womb-Battery.
Patent for a combined pessary and womb-battery. It is inserted into a woman's vagina and is used to deliver medication "and to stimulate the genitals to a healthy and normal action both mechanically and electrically" (lines 11-13). The device is worn without discomfort and can be worn while pregnant.
Date:
July 7, 1896
Creator:
Keller, Martha Ellen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter-Box.
Patent for improvements in mail-boxes, where a movable partition is place inside of a mail-box “which is raised by the cover or lid so as to receive the mail and then drop it into the box as soon as the lid is closed, to attach to the lid an apron which rises in the box so as to make connection with the inner edge of the partition when the lid is raised to deposit mail-matter, and thus prevent any possibility of the content of the box from being abstracted when the cover is raised.” (Lines 18-27)Illustration is included.
Date:
July 7, 1891
Creator:
Wesson, Miley B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Closet Cistern.
Patent for improvements in water closet cisterns: "which are normally empty to prevent freezing and which are only filled just before the flush is desired" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Ackley, George D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Indicator.
Patent for a speed-indicator to be used on trolly-cars and other vehicles that informs anyone looking behind the trolly-car if that car is speeding or not. An alarm goes off when the car goes above a predetermined speed, which is activated by a governor that is controlled from the wheels. A device keeps the signal normal.
Date:
July 7, 1896
Creator:
Bateman, Talbot Owens
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspenders.
Patent for suspenders that have the minimum number of straps, buckles, and buttons. The suspenders can be easily attached and the wearer can move freely and be comfortable while wearing them.
Date:
November 7, 1893
Creator:
Post, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Hook.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive ice-hook that has an improved design for holding, carrying, and lifting ice, and can be easily operated by one hand.
Date:
August 7, 1894
Creator:
Wesson, Miley B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence.
Patent for a new and improved fence. This design consists in "[t]he combination of upright posts having top cross-pieces provided with depending hooks at their ends, hooks pivoted at the bottom portion of the posts and extending laterally in opposite directions, and the panels comprising a series of longitudinal rails, the lower one of which is provided with staples at its ends, and provided with wire strands engaging the ends of the rails and extending longitudinally above the series of rails, the strands being engaged with the hooks upon the cross-pieces" (lines 83-94).
Date:
April 7, 1885
Creator:
Tillman, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farm Gate.
Patent for a new and improved farm gate. This design consists "[i]n a swinging-gate, the combination of a plate provided with notches upon its upper outer end and connected to the upper end of the inner gate-post, a lever pivoted to the plate and connected with the upper pintle of the gate, a latch pivoted to the lever and extending down through a slot therein to engage with the notches in the plate, and suitable cords and pulleys for operating the latch and lever" (lines 17-26).
Date:
July 7, 1885
Creator:
Akin, Leonidas T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Johnson County, Block 5
Parent map for Johnson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Johnson County, Block 1
Parent map for Johnson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Johnson County, Block 2
Parent map for Johnson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Johnson County, Block 3
Parent map for Johnson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Johnson County, Inset B01
Inset map for Johnson County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:8,303.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Johnson County, Block 4
Parent map for Johnson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Johnson County, Index
Index map for Johnson County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:86,998.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Machine
Patent for a acetylene gas machine that automatically controls the flow of carbid or gas producing material into the generator "by means of a float and lever connection with the valve of the carbid hopper" (lines 19-21).
Date:
May 7, 1907
Creator:
Ricketts, James R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beehive
Patent for a concrete beehive whose walls keep the temperature even, is ventilated, and large enough to fit honey frames into.
Date:
September 7, 1909
Creator:
Weaver, Phillip
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Elevator Gate
Patent for an elevator gate that will automatically be raised or lowered upon ascent or descent of the elevator, with illustrations.
Date:
October 7, 1902
Creator:
McNaught, Ira S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle
Patent for a vehicle. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1905
Creator:
Boothe, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine.
Patent for device to improve price display, movement of goods, and correct coin measurement of coin-controlled vending machines.
Date:
July 7, 1903
Creator:
Scheble, Eugene Stiles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup
Patent for a stirrup. Illustration included.
Date:
November 7, 1905
Creator:
Kellner, Charles J. E. & Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary And Folding Chair.
Patent for a new and improved rotary and folding chair, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Hosmer, Arthur
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Survey within the City of Azle's Central Park
An archaeological survey within the central park of the City of Azle for the proposed construction of two soccer fields, two basketball courts, a parking lot, and a narrow trail.
Date:
June 7, 2007
Creator:
Todd, Jesse
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History