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Improvement in Saw-Sets. (open access)

Improvement in Saw-Sets.

Patent for a simply constructed device for setting the teeth of saws. Includes illustrations and descriptions of its parts and usage.
Date: January 3, 1871
Creator: Harris, Henry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fisher County

Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Fisher County, Texas. The center of Fisher County is marked on map. The Double Mountain Fork, Main Elm Fork and South Elm Fork of the Brazos River are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: September 27, 1879
Creator: Wise, Louis C.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Franco-Texan Land Co. (open access)

The Franco-Texan Land Co.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and text reading: "The Company Has a large amount of lands for sale or lease in Parker, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Shackelford, Callahan, Jones, Taylor, Nolan, Fisher and Mitchell counties"; "Lands Will be sold in Tracts to suit purchasers, and either for cash or long credit. The Company has no Local Agents. Apply direct to this office." Letterhead includes the names A. J. Hood, Pres.; J. Pit, Sec'y and Treas.
Date: 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Power. (open access)

Churn-Power.

Patent for improvements in churn-power by using a combination of “a vertical support [piece], an operating-lever pivoted thereto, a dasher-shaft, a horizontal bar connected to the said lever, and a cord secured at its ends to the said bar and wrapped between its ends around the dasher-shaft. All these parts combined to enable the churn to operate as described.” (Lines 55-61) Illustration is included.
Date: November 24, 1891
Creator: Reese, Roswell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to Tax Collector in Roby, Fisher County, January 11, 1892] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Sayles to Tax Collector in Roby, Fisher County, January 11, 1892]

Letter from Henry Sayles to a tax collector in Roby, Texas inquiring about purchasing land that may partially be located in Fisher county, expressing the desire to purchase the land and pay any taxes necessary on the Fisher county section. On the back of the letter is a stationary header from Buie and Hanna's Land Agency, upon which several section and certification numbers for different pieces of land have been written in pencil along with a calculated price.
Date: January 11, 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roby Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1893
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sam H. Lyon, Surveyor, Fisher County (open access)

Sam H. Lyon, Surveyor, Fisher County

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name with text reading: "Parties wishing homes in the West would do well to consult me. 15 years experience in Fisher and adjoining counties."
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sam H. Lyon, Surveyor, Fisher County (open access)

Sam H. Lyon, Surveyor, Fisher County

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative images and business name, with text reading: "Parties wishing homes in the West would do well to consult me. 15 years experience in Fisher and adjoining counties."
Date: 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed - Slat. (open access)

Bed - Slat.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in bed-slates to provide a strong brace.
Date: January 4, 1898
Creator: Pickett, Mollie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roby Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1903
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, October 4, 1903] (open access)

[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, October 4, 1903]

Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan discussing selling H. and T. C. railroad lands, the illness of a man named, "Grogan", and his recent political business.
Date: October 4, 1903
Creator: Kirk, W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, February 2, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, February 2, 1905]

Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan discussing Bryan acquire a train pass for a trip Kirk is taking.
Date: February 2, 1905
Creator: Kirk, W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed Attachment. (open access)

Bed Attachment.

Patent for new bed design for invalids, containing a bedpan attached in the center of the bed. The bedpan is connected to a pipe, allowing the waste to be flushed away, just like any other toilet.
Date: March 20, 1906
Creator: Smith, Nan Elma
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hamlin 1908 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Hamlin in Fisher County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hamlin 1908 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Hamlin in Fisher County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hamlin 1908 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Hamlin in Fisher County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1908
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk cutter, which is easily adjustable and has a small number of parts.
Date: March 8, 1910
Creator: Davis, Walter W. & Jeffrey, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rotan 1911 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Rotan in Fisher County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1911
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rotan 1911 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Rotan in Fisher County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1911
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment for Dental Engines (open access)

Fan Attachment for Dental Engines

Patent for a fan attachment for dental engines. Illustration included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Frisbie, Jonathan S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Balance and Lock (open access)

Sash Balance and Lock

Patent for a spring balance and lock for window sashes. Illustrations included.
Date: April 18, 1911
Creator: Huffman, Thadeus E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter (open access)

Stalk-Cutter

Patent for a stalk cutter designed to be an attachment for plows. Illustrations included.
Date: July 16, 1912
Creator: Feagan, James Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hamlin 1913 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Hamlin in Fisher County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1913
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hamlin 1913 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Hamlin in Fisher County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1913
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History