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Cotton-Harvester.
Patent for an improved cotton harvester that is lighter and cheaper to manufacture and "is capable of operating upon two rows of standing cotton and the same time, and to economically harvest the cotton and deliver the same into a suitable receptacle" (lines 16-20), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Upshaw, Lucius L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Will B. Munson to G. B. Brackett, November 4, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from Will B. Munson to G. B. Brackett discussing the upcoming American Pomological Society meeting and stating that Brackett can retain the copy of the Texas Farm and Ranch included in a previous letter.
Date:
November 4, 1913
Creator:
Munson, William B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie
Patent for a new design of railroad-ties meant "for clamping together the two members of the tie and for adjusting them relatively to each other so as to adapt them to clamp rails of different widths" (lines 13-16), with illustrations.
Date:
November 4, 1913
Creator:
Grant, James K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. B. Brackett to Will B. Munson, October 31, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from G. B. Brackett to Will B. Munson discussing thanking Munson for the information he provided on A. M. Ramsey.
Date:
October 31, 1913
Creator:
Brackett, G. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Will B. Munson to G. B. Brackett, October 27, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from Will B. Munson to G. B. Brackett discussing biographical information of A. M. Ramsey and providing contact information for F. T. Ramsy & Son.
Date:
October 27, 1913
Creator:
Munson, William B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. B. B. to William Munson, October 23, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from G. B. B. to William Munson discussing information about the life-history of [A.] M. Ramsey for a biographical file.
Date:
October 23, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grading-Machine.
Patent for improvement in grading machines in which the speed of the drum, the speed of the drive wheels and the distance of the axis of the drive wheels can all be adjusted. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Foley, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. B. B. to Will Munson, September 20, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from G. B. B. to Will B. Munson discussing an article by Mr. Kerr for an upcoming meeting of the American Pomological Society.
Date:
September 20, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Will B. Munson to Mr. Brackett, September 16, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from Will B. Munson to Mr. Brackett discussing a clipping of an article presented at a meeting of The Texas State Horticultural Society by J. S. Kerr.
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Munson, William B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. B. B. to Will B. Munson, September 13, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from G. B. B. to Will B. Munson discussing information Munson provided about his father, T. V. Munson.
Date:
September 13, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Will B. Munson to G. B. Brackett, September 9, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from Will B. Munson to G. B. Brackett discussing the work of T. V. Munson and his writings about grapes, agriculture, and philosophical subjects. He also directs Brackett to contact M. Falkner, Sam H. Dixon, and E. W. Kirkpatrick regarding information about C. Falkner.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Munson, William B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Can Spout.
Patent for an oil can spout that is used as a connection to a dispensing can which serves as a spout and as a stopper. This spout is easily installed and removed when desired, this spout also prevents accidental removal while handling.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Melvin, Joe D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. B. B. to Will B. Munson, September 5, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from G. B. B., pomologist, to Will Munson discussing the work of T. V. Munson and requesting information on C. Falkner of Waco, Texas.
Date:
September 5, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry-Closet Commode.
Patent for a sanitary dry closet commode for areas that do not have a sewerage or water works system. The commode is "readily cleaned, simple in construction, practically odorless, and adapted to be emptied with facility" (lines 15-18). The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Mershon, John Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Will B. Munson, August 13, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from "Assistant Pomologist" to Will B. Munson discussing the Gold Dust peach variety.
Date:
August 13, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Will B. Munson to E. R. Lake, August 9, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from Will B. Munson to E. R. Lake discussing Munson Nurseries records of Gold Dust peaches, stating they first planted five trees in 1906 which they obtained from R. J. Bagby & Sons Proprietors in New Haven, Missouri. Munson also state T. V. Munson was not the originator of Gold Dust peaches, but they were likely one the first in Texas to list the variety.
Date:
August 9, 1913
Creator:
Munson, William B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to T. V. Munson, August 5, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter to T. V. Munson discussing a letter from Stark Brothers and requesting Munson point out where the error is in the matter being discussed in the letter.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blade.
Patent for a new blade similar to "weed blades" (line 10) that can be "attached to a cultivator" (line 11) and includes an illustration.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Kelly, John H. & Mershon, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Will B. Munson to E. R. Lake, June 13, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from Will B. Munson to Prof. E. R. Lake discussing the peach varieties, Hynds Yellow and Hynes Surprise, which may have been mistaken been reported as "Hydes Yellow."
Date:
June 13, 1913
Creator:
Munson, William B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1913
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 13, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Will B. Munson, June 12, 1913]
Photocopy of a letter from "Assistant Pomologist" to Will B. Munson discussing the Hyde's Yellow peach and requesting information about the variety.
Date:
June 12, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Collinsville Times. (Collinsville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, May 30, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Collinsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 30, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Collinsville Times. (Collinsville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Collinsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 23, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Collinsville Times. (Collinsville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Collinsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 16, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History