Wire Tightener. (open access)

Wire Tightener.

Patent for a new and improved wire-tightener. This design consists, "with a curved metallic bar having a central groove in its convex side, and aligned openings of different diameters in the sides of the groove, of the looping-pin having two tapering arms at an angle to each other and of different sizes" (lines 78-83).
Date: December 9, 1890
Creator: Austin, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Adding-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Adding-Machines.

Patent for an improved adding-machine design.
Date: December 7, 1875
Creator: Butt, Dennis, L. R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gas Valves (open access)

Automatic Gas Valves

Patent for automatic gas valve that will close if the pressure is detected to be too low.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Chism, Sylvester J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton Resident Update: December 2018/January 2019 (open access)

City of Denton Resident Update: December 2018/January 2019

Newsletter issued by the city of Denton, Texas documenting news and updates, announcing events, and providing other information of interest to residents.
Date: December 2018
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton Resident Update: December 2020/January 2021 (open access)

City of Denton Resident Update: December 2020/January 2021

Newsletter issued by the city of Denton, Texas documenting news and updates, announcing events, and providing other information of interest to residents.
Date: December 2020
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton Debt Summary Report: As of September 30, 2013 (open access)

City of Denton Debt Summary Report: As of September 30, 2013

This report provides statistics for the two types of long-term debt used by Denton to finance non-operating expenses: general obligation debt and revenue bond debt. It provides statistics, financial statements, and other data breaking down information about this debt and forecasting future obligations.
Date: December 13, 2013
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Finance Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Development Guide: A Policy Framework for Growth (open access)

Denton Development Guide: A Policy Framework for Growth

A development guide and policy framework for future planning efforts in the city of Denton. This guide was the product of a coalition of government officials and engaged citizens.
Date: December 1980
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Land Use Planning Committee.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Independent School District Annual Report of Certain Financial and Local Debt Information: 2020 (open access)

Denton Independent School District Annual Report of Certain Financial and Local Debt Information: 2020

Denton Independent School District (the “District”) has been assigned the following independent financial/bond ratings that indicate the relative strength of the District’s financial and debt managementThis report describes School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (“FIRST”), credit rating and state funding systems.
Date: December 18, 2020
Creator: Denton Independent School District
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for a windmill, which transmits its energy better to the pump and can be adjusted into and out of the wind.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Dwight, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Receptacle. (open access)

Cotton-Picker's Receptacle.

Patent for a cotton picker's receptacle that enables the user to save time picking cotton. This invention is secured on the wrist of the cotton picker and serves as a receptacle for several handfuls of cotton, which are placed in said receptacle in one slight motion.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Easley, Dennis J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device For Lifting Kettles From Stoves, &c (open access)

Device For Lifting Kettles From Stoves, &c

Patent for a device for lifting kettles from stoves. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Fitzpatrick, John Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region C describing the areas water resources and suppliers, usage statistics and forecasts, threats and water needs, methodology for making the plan, water conservation methods and plans, and recommendations on water management for different water suppliers and counties.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 2. Appendices A-P (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 2. Appendices A-P

Appendices to the water plan for Region C including a bibliography, water supply charts and reports, water management strategies, and related reports.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 3. Appendices Q-Z (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 3. Appendices Q-Z

Appendices Q-Z for the Water plan for Region C including cost estimates, newsletters, comments on the plan and actions taken to answer them, and reports related to different aspects of the water plan.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas State University Interior Design Department Report: Evaluation Report, 1976-77 (open access)

North Texas State University Interior Design Department Report: Evaluation Report, 1976-77

Report for the North Texas State University Interior Design Department discussing curriculum, teacher statistics and activities, long term plans and goals, enrollment and graduation numbers, and statistics for post-graduation employment positions.
Date: December 1976
Creator: Gough, Ray; Jones, Lois; Olvera, John; Shuemaker, Ira & Thomason, Roger
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breech-Protector (open access)

Breech-Protector

Patent for a breech protector for guns which protects exposed parts of the gun and the hands of the person handling it. Illustrations included.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Hann, Edmund Lyne
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Back-Band Buckle (open access)

Back-Band Buckle

Patent for a back band buckle which tightens when it is pulled on.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: Henson, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Fence-Post (open access)

Design for a Fence-Post

Patent for a new, original, and ornamental design for fence posts.
Date: December 4, 1906
Creator: Jasper, Tolbert Fanning
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence. (open access)

Fence.

Patent for a new and improved fence. This design "relates to that class of farm-fences embodying upright posts and suspended panels comprising rails and suspending-wires; and its object is to provide a simple and improved fence of this character wherein rails of any length may be used, in which but one suspending-wire to each panel is employed, in lieu of at both ends of the same, as commonly constructed, and in which one or more damaged posts may be replaced without interfering with the fence proper" (lines 8-18).
Date: December 10, 1889
Creator: Manry, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Cabinet (open access)

Display-Cabinet

Patent for a display cabinet "whereby laces and the like may be displayed and dispensed from the cabinet" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1908
Creator: Martin, Lemuel T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bench-Dog (open access)

Bench-Dog

Patent for a bench dog for holding boards while they are being cut.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: McCormick, Terrill W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas State University Interior Design Department Report: Evaluation Report, 1976-77 [Appendices] (open access)

North Texas State University Interior Design Department Report: Evaluation Report, 1976-77 [Appendices]

Appendices to an evaluation report for the North Texas State University Interior Design Department discussing curriculum, teachers activities, department activities and resources, general campus resources, and library resources for the academic year 1976-77 for submission to the accreditation committee.
Date: December 1976
Creator: North Texas State University
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, December 2011 (open access)

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

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

Cultivator.

Patent for a cultivator used for sub-soiling and cultivating small grain.
Date: December 1, 1891
Creator: Thomas, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History