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1990 Census County Block Map
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2010 Census County Block Map
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2010 Census P.L. 94-171 County Block Map
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Sash Fastener.
Patent for a new and improved sash fastener. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the casing having apertured ears and a front plate, of the rack-bolt having a head beveled on its rear face to fit a corresponding beveled opening in the front plate, the pinion, and the spindle, the beveled head being adapted to enter the beveled opening of the front plate and lie flush with the outer surface of said front plate" (lines 77-85).
Date:
March 30, 1886
Creator:
Gibbon, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly Trap.
Patent for a new and improved fly-trap. This design "is to produce a fly-trap the bait-pan of which will be operated by certain mechanism to bring it under the trap, and in such a manner that the flies will be compelled to fly into the trap, and thus be captured. Furthermore, the object of the invention is to produce a simple and effective fly-trap" (lines 13-19).
Date:
May 7, 1889
Creator:
Russell, George Washington
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scraper.
Patent for a new and improved road scraper. Prior to this design, "difficulty has been experienced in . . . discharging the dirt from the pan or bowl . . . It is the object of [the] present invention to . . . obviate the difficulty mentioned, and to construct a scraper which will be practically self-dumping . . . the invention consists . . . in a scraper in which the bowl is divided with the rear section hinged at the back in such manner as that when allowed to drop it will dump the contained dirt, and, if desired, arrest the motion of the lower portion of the bowl and cause the same to tilt sufficiently" (lines 16-40).
Date:
February 11, 1890
Creator:
Rath, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher
Patent for a wire stretcher for stretching wire to build fences.
Date:
December 30, 1890
Creator:
Burdick, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas] Typical Curves of Precipitation
Series of three graphs demarcating the average rainfall per month for specific Texas cities across different regions of the state. Some lines are marked in red to distinguish individual points.
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blotter Holder.
Patent for a new and improved blotter-holder. This design "relates to improvements in devices for attaching to the top of a desk the sheet of blotting-paper usually employed as a surface upon which to write; and it consists in certain appliances by which the blotter will be held tightly and securely to the desk-top and which will present no obtruding edges" (lines 11-18).
Date:
May 3, 1892
Creator:
Welch, James S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Scraper
Patent for an improvement to scrapers so that "the handling of the scraper-bowl to load, convey, and discharge the dirt may be accomplished with little or no labor on the part of the operator" (lines 14-19).
Date:
September 13, 1892
Creator:
Rath, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lid or Plate LIfter
Patent for a device that removes lids from vessels, or moves the vessels themselves.
Date:
October 27, 1900
Creator:
Maddux, Charles D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle
Patent for a bottle. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 6, 1909
Creator:
Sanders, Richard L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Water-Heater.
Patent for a small, portable water heater.
Date:
June 28, 1910
Creator:
Churchill, Oscar P. & Risk, Maurice E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Display Rack
Patent for a rack for displaying doors. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 19, 1910
Creator:
Forgy, Herbert Edwin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Merchandise-Cabinet
Patent for a cabinet made up of concave bins to hold merchandise such as nails. The cabinet also has a removable chute for filling the bins with merchandise.
Date:
June 13, 1911
Creator:
Montgomery, Franklin M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Stirrup.
Patent for a safety stirrup that will reliably open when pressure is applied to the sides.
Date:
October 31, 1911
Creator:
Sipes, Alfred M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for a washing machine that runs the clothes through hot suds and both rubs and squeezes the clothes.
Date:
August 6, 1912
Creator:
Braly, Hugh L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Water-Tanks
Patent for a valve for water tanks. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 17, 1912
Creator:
Braly, Hugh L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Trough
Patent for a feeding trough for pig sties. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 11, 1913
Creator:
Wilkinson, Duke A. & Austin, Ben A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Stirrup
Patent for various improvements in safety stirrups.
Date:
May 20, 1913
Creator:
Sipes, Alfred M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine.
Patent for a flying machine consisting of a cigar-shaped balloon guided by a light-weight gasoline engine.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
Sipes, Alfred M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Ball Harvester
Patent for improvements in cotton ball harvesters. The invention "relates to harvesting machinery, and has special reference to a cotton harvester designed to remove the cotton balls from plants," (lines 10-14).
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
Monk, R. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Crate
Patent for a metal collapsible crate. Hinges allow the crate to be folded.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Potucek, Paul
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Fastener.
Patent for a simple device meant for securing a pair of hames on a harness collar, including illustrations.
Date:
April 4, 1916
Creator:
Risk, Maurice E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Automobile-Footboards.
Patent for a device to attach to an automobile footboard that can swing out and right angles to the automobile and act as a receptacle for packages. The device can be folded under the footboard when not in use.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Woodley, Henry J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clasp.
Patent for a new clasp, or fastening device, that is less expensive to construct and easier to use, with illustration. The clasp is to be used for the varied purposes of "hair dressing, millinery, drapery, and dress-wear" (lines 78-79).
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Fridolph, Anna S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antispreading Device for Railway-Tracks.
Patent for improvement for preventing the railroad tracks from spreading by using a device to connect the ends of two parallel rail to connecting adjacent pair of rails.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Stovall, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History