Boll Weevil Catcher. (open access)

Boll Weevil Catcher.

Patent for an insect-catching device with collection receptacles that operates on skids for better maneuverability in fields.
Date: March 30, 1920
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grass Destroyer (open access)

Grass Destroyer

Patent for mechanical grass destroying equipment. This machine produces the results of harrowers, diggers and plows to destroy unwanted plants such as Bermuda and Jackson grass by "sifting the earth off their roots and dropping it back on the ground, and collecting the tops and the roots." (lines 15-17).
Date: March 2, 1920
Creator: Coker, Alvin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rocker Attachment (open access)

Rocker Attachment

Patent for the rocker attachment. This invention relates to furniture and has special reference to a rocking chair provided with a resilient cushion for the rockers. Illustration is included.
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Fitz, Will & Fitz, Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
BRIDLE-BIT (open access)

BRIDLE-BIT

Patent for an improved bridle bit for veterinary services, including illustrations.
Date: March 31, 1914
Creator: Mateer, Wilbur N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Clamp. (open access)

Wire-Clamp.

Patent for a wire clamp.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Peckenpaugh, John Ervin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Signaling Apparatus. (open access)

Fishing Signaling Apparatus.

Patent for a signal that is put on a fishing pole that helps see if a fisher has a bite at night.
Date: August 14, 1916
Creator: Evans, Lyda D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet-Clutch (open access)

Ratchet-Clutch

Patent for a clutch design that enables the use of a single clutch in agricultural machine engines.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Smith, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Sword and Pistol. (open access)

Combined Sword and Pistol.

Patent for improvements in combined swords and pistols where the "pistol is supported by the sword blade adjacent the handle portion" (lines 11-12). The invention allows the "barrel portion of the pistol to be broken down or moved" (lines 15-16) to help with emptying the barrel and an adjustable sword handle to aid in the use of the pistol; includes illustration.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Wigiert, Joe J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toilet Article (open access)

Toilet Article

Patent for a combination brush and comb with cover, designed with spring clutches to allow each article to hold in its desired position, including illustrations and instructions
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Wigiert, Stash
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separating Machine (open access)

Separating Machine

Patent for separation of the foreign materials from the seed meats by means of an air blast directed against the materials as they fall by gravity from an inclined shaker or agitator, the lighter foreign matter being thereby separated from the heavier seed meats which continue their decent so a suitable conveyer of recptacle
Date: September 11, 1917
Creator: Buckley, Andrew Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for railroad joint designed to reduce the shifting of the rails while being easy to construct.
Date: July 10, 1917
Creator: Autry, Lemual Arlanda
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Sites 41LT56, 41LT310, 41LT387, 41LT397, 41LT415, 41LT422, 41LT424, 41LT425, and 41RT413 in Luminant's Kosse Mine, Limestone and Robertson Counties, Texas (open access)

National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Sites 41LT56, 41LT310, 41LT387, 41LT397, 41LT415, 41LT422, 41LT424, 41LT425, and 41RT413 in Luminant's Kosse Mine, Limestone and Robertson Counties, Texas

Report on the results of archaeological investigations at nine sites at Luminant's Kosse Mine in Limestone and Robertson Counties, Texas, to determine whether the sites were eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region G (Brazos) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water supply plans for each county and city, recommended water management strategies, drought response plans, and the plan creation process.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Brazos G Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume II. Identification, Evaluation, and Selection of Water Management Strategies (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region G (Brazos), 2016, Volume II. Identification, Evaluation, and Selection of Water Management Strategies

Volume II of the Water plan for Region G (Brazos) including water management strategies, water conservation methods, wastewater reuse, new reservoirs, expansion of use of certain water sources, and water supply recommendations and projects.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Brazos G Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
School Performance Review of Calvert Independent School District (ISD), August 2003 (open access)

School Performance Review of Calvert Independent School District (ISD), August 2003

A performance review of the Calvert Independent School District to assess their use of state funds in different areas of the school.
Date: August 19, 2011
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Central Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Central Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Central Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: September 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Central Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Central Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Central Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Central Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Central Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Feed Regulator. (open access)

Boiler-Feed Regulator.

Patent for a new and useful boiler feed regulator, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 20, 1898
Creator: Mitchell, Charles Bradley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for a clothes pin consisting of a single piece of bent wire.
Date: March 13, 1906
Creator: Stewart, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Machine (open access)

Automatic Weighing-Machine

Patent for "an automatic weighing-machine possessing simplicity, accuracy, and capable of continuous and automatic operation" (lines 13-16).
Date: March 12, 1901
Creator: Perry, Frank S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Crate. (open access)

Collapsible Crate.

Patent for a collapsible crate, which is easier to ship while collapsed and cheaper to make.
Date: August 6, 1907
Creator: Ivey, Henry Curtis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbid-Feed Device for Acetylene-Gas Generators. (open access)

Carbid-Feed Device for Acetylene-Gas Generators.

Patent for a carbide-feed device for Acetylene gas generators, which prevents moisture from getting into the carbide and causing it to stick to the walls of the feed tube.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Weaver, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History