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Attachment for Cash-Registers.
Patent for an attachment for cash registers which makes it impossible to remove paper to wrap a customer's purchase before the cash register has been opened, for the purpose of reducing "losses due to forgetfulness or dishonesty of clerks making sales" (lines 9-11), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
White, Robert N., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Separator
Patent for crude-oil separators mainly improves crude oil separators of baffle plate type.
Date:
September 9, 1919
Creator:
Lawrence, William P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Truck.
Patent for a churn truck. It allows for "receiving churns in order," can be "moved to various places" as needed, and "the truck being provided with means for facilitating pushing or pulling thereof" (lines 10-15). Illustration included.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Buie, Sula
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Car.
Patent for an armored car or portable fort, that aims to provide a novel and improved armor unit of that nature.
Date:
December 11, 1917
Creator:
Spence, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Line.
Patent for Clothes-Line that is to supply an endless amount of clothesline in order to facilitate easy placement and/or removal of clothing from the line.
Date:
October 15, 1918
Creator:
Anderson, Chester A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Belt-Stretcher
Patent for an improvement in belt stretchers that are cheaper to make and easier to operate.
Date:
May 22, 1920
Creator:
Cherry, Warren L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weevil-Exterminator
Patent for a new and useful improvement in weevil exterminators that provides a comparatively simple and effective apparatus for removing boll weevils from cotton plants. It also removes the injured or affect leaves and fruit that have been attacked by the boll weevil so that further injury to the plants may be prevented, and at the same time gather from the ground at the roots of the rows of cotton plants the leaves and rubbish detached from the plants.
Date:
December 13, 1921
Creator:
Roe, Charles C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mortising Machine.
Patent for a new mortising-machine attachment for lathes or boring mills, designed to securely attach a bracket, hollow chisel, and boring bit to the machine, allowing for adjustable positioning to match the machine's work support.
Date:
October 25, 1921
Creator:
Andrews, Alluwee C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cycle-Car
Patent for a cycle car that can be steered and propelled by hands only and can be used with ordinary bicycles.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
{Payne, Luther M.}; {Miller, Lee A.} & {Douglas, John J.}
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lemon and Lime Squeezer
Patent for an improved lemon and lime squeezer that can divide the lemon and lime into two halves and squeeze the halves in succession, or one half be left un-squeezed.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Bolton, Jack R.; Williams, John D. & Struve, Felix L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine
Patent for a improved Internal Combustion Engine. The improvement is the construction of the ignition of the internal combustion engine where the fuel in the compression chamber is ignited explosion of a different fuel of a more highly explosive nature.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Simpson, Joseph Ryan.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washboard.
Patent for a washboard, with improvements to the conventional washboard such as "having a scrubbing surface formed of transversely arranged, longitudinally twisted wires, which (...) have their ends cleated to the board which prevent displacement" (lines 15-19), including illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Butler James. F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool-Holding Implement.
Patent for a holding device specifically for hoe tools while being sharpened.
Date:
May 11, 1920
Creator:
Stoke, Josiah W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Frog.
Patent for a "reversible or invertible" (line 13) railroad frog, which exhibits improved longevity and durability as compared to other railroad frogs. This patent contains illustrations.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Reed, General B. & Morgan, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Rod Handle.
Patent for a fishing rod handle that also functions as a pistol.
Date:
October 7, 1919
Creator:
Key, Henry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace.
Patent for a "furnace adapted especially for use outdoors for heating a wash pot or kettle" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Cornelius, Samuel S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crank
Patent for a crank to provide a starter for an internal combustion engine. If the engine backfires, this crank will ensure that the operator will not be injured.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Bates, Samuel F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Cretaceous Aquifers of North-Central Texas: Volume 2
The second volume of a two part report on the Creataceous aquifers in Texas. This volume contains information on water wells, water levels, and chemical analyses.
Date:
July 1982
Creator:
Nordstrom, Philip L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Level and Water-Quality Data From Observation Wells in Northeast Texas
This Report presents quantitative and qualitative information concerning ground water of Texas, from observations in wells of 20 county areas in Northeast Texas by Texas Water Development Board and U.S Geological Survey.
Date:
February 1976
Creator:
Taylor, Howard D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Cretaceous Aquifers of North-Central Texas: Volume 1
Report on the quality and availability of ground water in the cretaceous aquifers of north-central Texas. Includes maps, hydrographs, rainfall data, pumpage, and more.
Date:
April 1982
Creator:
Nordstrom, Phillip L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 310, Chapter 718
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1570 and Spur 1570 in Hunt County as the John L. Horn Memorial Parkway.
Date:
June 10, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lake Tawakoni State Park [Rack Card]
Card advertising Lake Tawakoni State Park with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date:
August 2015
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Identification of Potential Brackish Groundwater Production Areas - Nacatoch Aquifer
Provides data on the placement and studies pertaining to aquifers and groundwater production
Date:
July 2017
Creator:
Laughlin, Kristie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap
Patent for a trap for ants and other burrowing insects which works at the site of the ant-hill or burrow.
Date:
April 13, 1915
Creator:
Cox, Samuel L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History