Acetylene-Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Patent for an acetylene-gas generator that consists of “a suitable frame, a receptacle positioned within said frame, and a gas-bell” (lines 11-13), as well as a gasometer and carbide feed. As a result, the gas generator “will continually furnish dry, cool gas and at a substantially even pressure at all times” (line 22-24). Illustrations included.
Date: June 4, 1907
Creator: Hays, Parx Orr
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying Machine (open access)

Flying Machine

Patent for a flying machine. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Love, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switch (open access)

Electric Switch

Patent is for electric switch that minimizes other phone interference and limits each call to a single caller on the line. Two lines can be connected to the switch.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Teare, J. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7422 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7422

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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not the Commissioners Court of Cooke County has the authority to pass an order providing for the payment to a constable of the sum of $12.00 per month for expenses, where such constable is otherwise paid upon a fee system.
Date: October 4, 1946
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Covering-Machine. (open access)

Covering-Machine.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in rag joiners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Vining, Lucinda
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Govering-Machine. (open access)

Govering-Machine.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in rag joiners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 4, 1899
Creator: Vining, Lucinda
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History