Compound Rail. (open access)

Compound Rail.

Patent for a compound rail that's joints are as strong as the rest of the rail and prevent jolting when a train passes over the joint.
Date: October 27, 1908
Creator: Cromer, Thomas S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Converting Interstate 30 Frontage Roads to One-Way: Volume 1, Issue 1 (open access)

Converting Interstate 30 Frontage Roads to One-Way: Volume 1, Issue 1

Mailer to residents in the area of Atlanta, Texas informing motorists about the beginning of construction on I-30 and providing maps showing affected roads during construction.
Date: October 2006
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Toller. (open access)

Grain-Toller.

Patent for a simple device that's placed in a grinding mill to automatically extract and regulate the amount of grain being withdrawn.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Perkins, Thomas F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mixture For Fish-Baits. (open access)

Mixture For Fish-Baits.

Patent for a coating for fish-bait of any kind which includes ingredients and instructions. The ingredients are water, asafeotida {(foul smelling gum resin from the root of several species of Ferula, a perennial herb) see: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459456/}, oil of anise, and honey.
Date: October 21, 1884
Creator: Bates, Carol F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump for Oil Cans, &c. (open access)

Pump for Oil Cans, &c.

Patent for a new and improved pump for oil cans. This design "especially relates to means for holding a pump cylinder or barrel within the cask or can, and preventing oil from escaping through the aperture or opening through which the cylinder passes; and to these ends it consists of the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts" (lines 20-26).
Date: October 27, 1885
Creator: Nelson, John Bryon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Trap. (open access)

Fish-Trap.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and effective fish trap formed of wire fabric and fabric strips.
Date: October 9, 1906
Creator: Crowson, Jonas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History