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Artist's Easel and Attachable Rest.
Patent for a new and improved easel and rest. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the rest . . . of the bar pivoted to [a] holder by bolt, the perforated bar pivoted to [another] bar by [another] bolt, and the easel united to the [first] bar by a suitable round bolt" (lines 97-101).
Date:
January 22, 1889
Creator:
Johnson, John Alexander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Limited Reviews of Management Controls at the University of Texas at Austin
Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to a high-level assessment of key management control systems within The University of Texas at Austin, conducted to identify opportunities for improvement and determine established strengths.
Date:
January 1998
Creator:
Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling - Press
Patent for a new and improved hay pressing or baling machine. This design "relates to presses or baling-machines, and more particularly to that class which are worked bu hand-power" (line 9 - 11).
Date:
January 18, 1898
Creator:
Younger, William Turner
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bell Cord Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved bell cord coupling. This design consists in "[a] cord connecting and tension device comprising essentially a shell or tube, a spiral spring, and a pair of slotted balls arranged therein, and a flat strip having round ends adapted to slide through said balls . . . [and] a sliding spring-encircled plate provided with screw-threaded and split end portions, and nuts fitted on the latter, in combination with a tube or shell, and balls arranged in said tube" (lines 89-100).
Date:
January 16, 1883
Creator:
Tumey, Charles Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, January, 2013
Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planningi n the Austin, Texas area.
Date:
January 2013
Creator:
Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Planter.
Patent for a new and improved seed planter. This design "features . . . first, reciprocating forked seed pushers or plungers attached to a sliding frame and operating alternately to deliver the seed through a covered opening in the bottom of the hopper, whence it passes into the furrow; second, an intermittently-rotating shaft arranged in the seed-hopper and provided with spiral or oblique arms for agitating the seed and feeding it toward the discharge opening" (lines 15-24).
Date:
January 24, 1882
Creator:
Turley, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press.
Patent for a mechanism that presses cotton, wool, hemp, hay, or other similar substances that improves on a previous patent granted to the inventor (No. 451,846). This patent improves on the previous patent by improving the construction of the press.
Date:
January 16, 1894
Creator:
Bachman, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drip-Cup for Gas Water-Heaters
Patent for a drip cup for gas water heaters. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 26, 1909
Creator:
Donnelly, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Water Resources in Bell, Burnet, Travis, Williamson and Parts of Adjacent Counties, Texas
This report summarizes the results of an investigation of potential water supply and water quality problems conducted under the critical area program, Chapter 52 of the Texas Water Code, in Williamson and parts of adjacent counties in Central Texas.
Date:
January 1991
Creator:
Duffin, Gail & Musick, Steven P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fare Box.
Patent for a new and improved fare-box. This design consists in "three resting-places for the fares before they enter the final receptacle or drawer provided at the bottom of the case, and the windows in front are so arranged that the fares may be observed at each change until they enter their final receptacle. All lights of glass employed are held in grooves in the upright sides of the case or in a frame secured in grooves of the said sides, so that by no possibility can they be displaced unless the entire box is taken to pieces" (lines 25-35).
Date:
January 25, 1887
Creator:
Greer, John William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flavoring Compound
Patent for an improved flavoring compound "especially adapted for flavoring meats and food products, soups, stews, etc., and consists in combining Mexican pepper, spices of cuminum and origanum, salt, garlic, tallow or suet." (Lines 10-14)
Date:
January 28, 1908
Creator:
Stukes, John Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Follower for Packing Sauer-kraut, &c.
Patent for new improvements for devices for producing pressure for sauer-kraut or other food products needing pressure.
Date:
January 21, 1902
Creator:
Ira I. Newfield
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Harvesters.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-harvesting machine, including illustrations.
Date:
January 26, 1875
Creator:
Miller, La Fayette Kohler
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Water-Wheels.
Patent for improvements in the construction of water-wheels, including illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1878
Creator:
Cross, David L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the seventh day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date:
January 29, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the eighth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date:
January 30, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, January 14, 2013, Addendum
Addendum to proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the 3rd day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature containing remarks regarding Senate Resolution 9.
Date:
January 14, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mosquito-Canopy.
Patent for a folding bed that has a mosquito canopy that automatically unfolds over it. It includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 11, 1891
Creator:
Eva, Addison H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nailing - Machine.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in nailing-machines. This design is "adapted to automatically distribute and feed the nails to a predetermined point" (line 10-12).
Date:
January 11, 1898
Creator:
Brady, William B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Bell County, Index
Index map for Bell 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 1:128,961.
Date:
January 11, 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): Burnet County, Block 17
Parent map for Burnet County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date:
January 11, 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): Burnet County, Block 18
Parent map for Burnet County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date:
January 11, 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): Burnet County, Block 20
Parent map for Burnet County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date:
January 11, 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): Burnet County, Index
Index map for Burnet 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 1:97,233.
Date:
January 11, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History