Animal Trap (open access)

Animal Trap

Patent for an animal trap, particularly desgned for rodents and birds, which is able to trap animals without having to be manually reset each time. Illustrations included.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Barron, Nathan J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin (open access)

Clothes Pin

Patent for a clothes pin. Illustration included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Everett, Edgar B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Boston 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: 1909
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texarkana 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: 1909
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Digger (open access)

Post Hole Digger

Patent for a post hole digger. Illustration included.
Date: December 28, 1909
Creator: Hefner, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Utilizing Electrical Energy (open access)

Means for Utilizing Electrical Energy

Patent for a means of using electricity more efficiently, which entails "utilizing the extra current generated by the break in the circuit of an electromagnetic apparatus" (lines 16-18). Illustrations included.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Perkins, Thomas F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Utilizing Electrical Energy (open access)

Means for Utilizing Electrical Energy

Patent for an apparatus which consists of an electric motor that is operated by a battery and is designed to use electricity more efficiently. Illustrations included.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Perkins, Thomas F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History