Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper that can cut plants in hills or drills.
Date: February 18, 1913
Creator: Chenault, George N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Carburetors (open access)

Valve Mechanism for Carburetors

Patent for a valve mechanism for carburetors that supplies fuel to the engine.
Date: June 18, 1912
Creator: Guthrie, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mortise and Tenon (open access)

Mortise and Tenon

Patent for a mortise and tenon to be used for securing parts of furniture. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Harris, Lawrence P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for "an improvement in plows, and it has for its object to provide a plow in which the share is removable therefrom in a convenient and expeditious manner, and is connected with the shank of the beam and with the wing or other support, by a locking connection not involving the use of bolts." (Lines 7-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 18, 1894
Creator: Kelley, Thomas Jefferson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1894, Chapter 1361 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1894, Chapter 1361

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation, powers, management, and boundaries of certain utility districts and a water control and improvement district in Kaufman County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 18, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History