Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "in combination with the jaws . . . which are arranged to move laterally and simultaneously . . . each having two side hooks combined with the bar and springs . . . the levers, shaft, pulleys, and the chains which pass over the pulleys and connect the rollers with the jaws" (lines 86-96).
Date: March 8, 1887
Creator: Neal, Adam Sylvester
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-229 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-229

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Riparian Water Rights of the Department of Corrections on Oyster Creek, Fort Bend County, Texas.
Date: March 19, 1964
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock Food. (open access)

Stock Food.

Patent for stock food that can be perfectly rationed, useful for feeding cattle and hogs, and useful for building up working stock. It is inexpensive and will not deteriorate.
Date: March 10, 1914
Creator: Eldridge, T. William.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements, and Chemical Analysis of Ground Water in Brazoria, Fort Bend, And Waller Counties, Texas 1966-74 (open access)

Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements, and Chemical Analysis of Ground Water in Brazoria, Fort Bend, And Waller Counties, Texas 1966-74

Report on Analysis of Ground Water in Brazoria, Fort Bend, And Waller Counties, Texas 1966-74
Date: March 1976
Creator: Naftel, W. L.; Vaught, Kenneth & Fleming, Bobbie
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hoes. (open access)

Improvement in Hoes.

Patent for an improved, lightweight hoe with beveled blades used for "weeding cotton and other plants" (lines 13-14) and cutting grass without damaging the stalks, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: March 19, 1878
Creator: Eggleston, Walter H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
End Gate Fastener. (open access)

End Gate Fastener.

Patent for a new and improved end-gate fastener. This design "consists in the hook-ended lever-buckle . . . for drawing up and fastening the ends of chains used on presses, wagons, and other places where a simple and convenient device that can be readily and quickly operated is needed" (lines 8-13).
Date: March 17, 1885
Creator: Swenson, Bengt. J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Bite-Tray. (open access)

Dental Bite-Tray.

Patent for a bite tray usable for an array of mouth sizes. The material provides better comfort in the mouth of the patient, as well as better comfort for the operator.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Sanders, Mastin E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History