Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design "ha[s] a curved bottom and rounded ends and consisting of the bottom, the sides, the partitions . . . similar to the sides and arranged adjacent to the latter" (lines 101-104). Said partitions "[form] water compartments, the transverse partition providing a communication between the water compartments and being formed by a plate bent longitudinally at an angle and having its apex extending across the body of the churn, and the dasher arranged above the partition and suitably secured in place" (lines 1-8).
Date: August 26, 1890
Creator: Day, William Howel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler. (open access)

Milk-Cooler.

Patent for improvements in milk coolers. The invention "has for one of its objects the provision of a simple and inexpensive knockdown construction which will permit packing into compact form when desirable. Another object is to provide a milk-cooler having adjustable shelves of improved construction, whereby milk pans or pails of different sizes can be easily accommodated. A further object .... is to provide a milk-cooler of the water-evaporation capillary-feed type which will be strong, compact, and of large capacity and provided with improved means for draining, catching, and retaining the water, holding the fabric, and adjusting and securing the shelves" (lines 9-23). Includes specifications and illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Dean, William Volney
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash. (open access)

Window-Sash.

Patent for a a window sash, which allows for easy installation and removal of panes of glass.
Date: June 28, 1910
Creator: Edwards, Jessie V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoe Attachment for Cultivators. (open access)

Hoe Attachment for Cultivators.

Patent for an improved cultivator with a hoe-attachment that can be "thrown into and out of operation and employed for thinning crops simultaneous with the cultivation of the same with as much convenience and accuracy as the ordinary hand hoe and with greater expedition" (lines 13-18).
Date: February 14, 1893
Creator: Eriksen, Eduard A. O. & Day, William Howell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Block and Tying Mechanism for Baling Presses. (open access)

Block and Tying Mechanism for Baling Presses.

Patent for blocks and tying mechanism for baling presses, which include "a hollow block, a plurality of which may be used in a press, and a tying mechanism including transversely operating needles or plungers entering the the blocks and cooperating with the means therein for tying the bale wires" (lines 17-23) including an illustration and instructions.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: Ezell, Uberto D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breast Pump (open access)

Breast Pump

Patent for a maual breast pump. Illustration included.
Date: September 5, 1905
Creator: Ezell, Uberto Desaix
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pouch (open access)

Pouch

Patent for "pouches; and its primary object is to provide a novel device of this character adapted to be applied to the male organ to catch and retain all discharges coming therefrom, whereby a patient's clothes are prevented from becoming soiled" (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 21, 1904
Creator: Ezell, Uberto Desaix
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Baling-Presses (open access)

Improvements in Baling-Presses

Patent for Improvements on Baling Presses. The patent contains an explanation of how the improvements function and their purpose, and is accompanied by illustrations of the machinery.
Date: December 11, 1916
Creator: Ezell, Umberto D
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Washer. (open access)

Clothes Washer.

Patent for a new and improved clothes washer "in which air is driven by the action of a piston through the clothing and the water surrounding it"(lines 9-11), includes instruction and illustration
Date: September 22, 1885
Creator: Gardner, James D. & Brumbelow, James N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Allen Bend Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1976
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Allen Bend Quadrangle

Satellite image 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 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Allen Bend Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Allen Bend Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blum Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1968
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blum Quadrangle

Satellite image 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 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blum Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 2012
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blum Quadrangle

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 1:62500
Date: 1927
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blum Quadrangle

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 1:62500
Date: 1927
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blum Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blum Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 1985
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos Point Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1979
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos Point Quadrangle

Satellite image 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 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos Point Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 1979
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos Point Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 2013
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History