Plaiting Apparatus. (open access)

Plaiting Apparatus.

Patent for a new and improved plaiting machine. This design consists in "[t]he combination, of a plaiting apparatus, of a fixed transverse bar, a second transverse bar adapted to be adjusted relative thereto, and means for securing the said adjustment, each of said bars being provided with a transverse metallic strip bent to form inclined ribs" (lines 98-103).
Date: June 23, 1885
Creator: Raney, Ollie T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-1128 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-1128

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Collin-Denton County Water and Sanitation District powers per Art. 8280-400, V. C. S., to collect and dispose of garbage within the District.
Date: May 23, 1972
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vault Cash-Indicator. (open access)

Vault Cash-Indicator.

Patent for a vault cash-indicator meant to "provide a new and improved indicator, designed for indicating an amount of money, commercial articles, &c.; for instance, indicating the amount of money contained in a safe or vault" (lines 7-11).
Date: April 23, 1895
Creator: Hamilton, Samuel R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screen Catch (open access)

Screen Catch

Patent for a screen catch. This invention is a combined catch and lock design. It is "used for holding screen-doors, window-screens, and the like in a closed position" (line 15-17). Illustration included.
Date: April 23, 1907
Creator: Huber, Frederick K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History