Rumor, Volume 20, Number 9, September 1980 (open access)

Rumor, Volume 20, Number 9, September 1980

Monthly newsletter of the Abilene State School discussing news within the organization and other topics relevant to their employees.
Date: September 1980
Creator: Abilene State School
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rumor, Volume 30, Number 2, February 1980 (open access)

Rumor, Volume 30, Number 2, February 1980

Monthly newsletter of the Abilene State School discussing news within the organization and other topics of interest to their employees.
Date: February 1980
Creator: Abilene State School
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Utensil. (open access)

Kitchen Utensil.

Patent for a kitchen utensil that can be used for washing dishes, scraping cooking vessels, and cleaning ornamental glass and silver.
Date: June 11, 1895
Creator: Adair, Annie E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence-Stay Machine. (open access)

Wire-Fence-Stay Machine.

Patent for wire working machines, specifically for automatically making wire fence stays. This machine can be operated manually and it is portable.
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Alverson, Lewis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Driven-Implement Frame (open access)

Power-Driven-Implement Frame

Patent for improvements in power driven implement frames, specifically in tractors, with illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Armstrong, Ira
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Oncor Electric Delivery Company Central Bluff to Bluff Creek 345-kV Transmission Line, Taylor and Nolan Counties, Texas (open access)

Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Oncor Electric Delivery Company Central Bluff to Bluff Creek 345-kV Transmission Line, Taylor and Nolan Counties, Texas

Report on the findings of an archaeological survey along the proposed route of the Oncor Electric Deliver Company's new transmission line in Taylor and Nolan Counties, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator (open access)

Elevator

Patent for an elevator which locks itself should the hoisting cable break. Illustrations included.
Date: April 18, 1911
Creator: Ballard, Silas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Big Country Angler's Guide: Tips and Opportunities (open access)

Big Country Angler's Guide: Tips and Opportunities

Guide to fishing locations and common fish types at Texas State Parks in the Big Country region around Abilene.
Date: January 2011
Creator: Benson, Lance; Cole, Robert; Dumont, Spencer & Neely, Ben
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Map (open access)

Map

Letter Patent of "a map, drawing or similar device provided with an index" (lines 72-74); including illustration and instructions
Date: May 8, 1900
Creator: Bentley, H. L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Machine. (open access)

Listing-Machine.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in listing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 19, 1899
Creator: Blanchard, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Machine. (open access)

Listing-Machine.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in listing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 19, 1899
Creator: Blanchard, William R.; Matthews, Lafyette & Watkins, Cisero
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Removing Ink from Paper. (open access)

Process of Removing Ink from Paper.

Patent for a process of removing ink from paper that uses three chemical solutions that the paper is soaked in after an initial water bath to remove all the ink and produce paper pulp that can be recycled into new paper.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Bonser, John Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine-Brake. (open access)

Machine-Brake.

Patent for a break that "the device may be brought to a stop either gradually or instantaneously as may be desired. The break is a reciprocative one and comprises a rubber or other elastic or yielding wheel designed to engage the periphery of the fly wheel of the motor and a lug, tooth or analogous provision for engagement with a tooth of a ratchet wheel on the said fly wheel; in operating the break the rubber wheel is first brought into contact with the fly wheel and then by continued movement of the brake lever the said lug or projection enters a tooth of the ratchet wheel and stops the revolution of the same" (lines 14-27).
Date: March 28, 1893
Creator: Boulte, Adolph
Object Type: Patent
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
Front Truck for Planters &c. (open access)

Front Truck for Planters &c.

Patent for a front truck for planters, which can be used for steering the machine.
Date: May 24, 1910
Creator: Brim, Isaac D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Machine (open access)

Quilting-Machine

Patent for a machine to assist with making quilts that is equipped with vertical needles and horizontal shuttles. It also has a "take up and feed mechanism" (lines 13-14) to dispense material evenly while stitching.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Britter, Andrew W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Escape. (open access)

Fire-Escape.

Patent for a new and useful fire escape, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 2, 1898
Creator: Buck, Sterling P. & Meaker, Charles L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Cultivators (open access)

Attachment For Cultivators

Patent for an attachment for cultivators. Illustration included.
Date: March 7, 1905
Creator: Burks, Edwin H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke (open access)

Animal-Poke

Patent for an animal poke which is worn around the belly of the cow or other animal, and pokes the animal when it pushes against a fence and has a hook attached to the back of the poke which will catch onto the fence if they try to go underneath or over the fence.
Date: July 28, 1908
Creator: Bush, Caswell C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector. (open access)

Plant-Protector.

Patent for a cloth device that protects plants from wind, while admitting sufficient light to the plant, including illustrations.
Date: September 29, 1914
Creator: Campbell, Singleton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheep-Dip. (open access)

Sheep-Dip.

Patent for "a new composition of matter for the treatment of 'scab' on sheep or for other animals subject to like diseases" (lines 9-11) which lists the ingredients and measurements and instructions.
Date: June 19, 1883
Creator: Carpenter, Peter M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Light Hanger. (open access)

Electric-Light Hanger.

Patent for an electric light hanger that attaches to the wall or ceiling and has a pulley system for moving it up and down.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Carter, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Light Hanger (open access)

Electric Light Hanger

Patent for an electric light hanger. Illustration included.
Date: October 30, 1906
Creator: Carter, James William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History