Post Hole Digger (open access)

Post Hole Digger

Patent for machine that digs holes for posts for construction.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Holsomback, Lee N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Violin. (open access)

Violin.

Patent for violin with special arrangement of two strings. The two strings produce similar tones when vibrated.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Rice, John Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 26, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Radiator Supporting Frame (open access)

Radiator Supporting Frame

Patent for support structure for car radiators.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Neveu, Frank A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 19, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent Awning (open access)

Patent Awning

Patent for awning.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Foord, Charles L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 17, Ed. 1 Monday, January 15, 1917 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 17, Ed. 1 Monday, January 15, 1917

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: January 15, 1917
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Map Cabinet (open access)

Map Cabinet

Patent for a storage device designed to store maps, blueprints, artworks, and other flat objects.
Date: January 12, 1917
Creator: Fanning, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Signal Device (open access)

Telephone Signal Device

Patent for telephone signal device.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Boyd, Ura M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin (open access)

Gin

Patent for cotton gin
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Automatic Shift for Saw Sharpening Machines (open access)

Patent for Automatic Shift for Saw Sharpening Machines

Patent for Automatic Shift for Saw Sharpening Machines
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Ross, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History