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Barrel-Cover
Patent for a barrel cover. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 6, 1910
Creator:
Andrews, James R. & Waldrum, Joseph W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sawing Machine
Patent for a wood sawing machine which allows for a portable wood sawing apparatus. The device is capable of adjusting the saw to create a feed, and allows for cutting diagonally, horizontally, or vertically.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Arnold, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Holding Paper over Cakes in Ovens.
Patent for a new and improved paper-holder for cake baking. With this design, "[a] cake is placed in the oven, the holder placed in position over it, the hoop or frame raised, and a paper placed upon [another] hoop. The [first] hoop is then pressed down upon it, when the cake may be baked without the top being scorched" (lines 40-45).
Date:
December 3, 1889
Creator:
Balfour, Emma
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Grayson County, Texas
Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Grayson County, Texas.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Bennett, Frank; Lounsbury, Clarence; Burke, R. T. (Richard Thomas Avon); Sweet, A. T. & Wood, Percy O.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curtain Fixture.
Patent for a new and improved curtain fixture. This design "consist[s] of the brackets secured to the window-frame, and a frame consisting of a single continuous integral U-shaped bar having its arms bent outward from its shoulders . . . and having the end of one of its arms pivoted to the adjacent bracket and the end of the other arm bent laterally and journaled in the other bracket, the curtain-roller being journaled in and extending between the arms" (lines 60-69).
Date:
December 24, 1889
Creator:
Bomar, Mattie A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hog Trough
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Hog-Troughs" (lines 5-6).
Date:
December 5, 1905
Creator:
Bookout, Hugh B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake.
Patent for improvements in car brakes, "wherein the ordinary brake-beams are dispensed with and wherein the several brake-shoe-carrying levers will be self-adjusting." (lines 8 - 11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 17, 1891
Creator:
Braun, Henry F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Planters.
Patent for a "new and valuable improvement in cotton-planters" (lines 3-4), for planting cotton seeds, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 11, 1877
Creator:
Bronaugh, David
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 11, 1906
Creator:
Chisholm, Walter P. & Ladd, J. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Saving Raft.
Patent for a life-raft composed of multiple airtight cylinders. The raft is adapted for use at sea in large quantiles aboard vessels.
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Comer, Samuel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling.
Patent for a coupling invention that consists of a detachable key member and locking key member for a valve plug. It is meant to improve couplings for detachable handles of drain-cocks.
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Copeland, Joe S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash.
Patent for a window sash, which does not require the use of putty to secure window panes and can be used on various size windows.
Date:
December 6, 1910
Creator:
Crump, William R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bran Dresser
Patent for new and valuable Improvement in Bran-Dressers
Date:
December 13, 1881
Creator:
De Haven, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Main Slide-Valve and Throttle-Valve for Steam-Engines.
Patent for a simple main slide-valve and throttle-valve for steam-engines. The throttle valve is a flat plat and slides in a channel between the valve seat and the cylinder head. The twin engine cylinders are horizontally placed at the same height as the throttle valve. The main slide valve "affords a complete and superior valve mechanism for a quick speed steam engine" (lines 29-30).
Date:
December 4, 1894
Creator:
Devoissaud, John P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and effective nut-lock that can be easily installed and locks the nuts on rail joints into place and can be easily removed.
Date:
December 12, 1893
Creator:
Doane, Stephen Olin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a new and improved gate. This design "relates to improvements in gates that are balanced by a weight and opened in either direction by ropes operating in conjunction with circular inclined tracks and rollers; and the object of [the] improvement is to provide a gate that may be readily opened and closed by a person seated in a vehicle" (lines 7-14).
Date:
December 30, 1884
Creator:
Drake, Edwin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ventilated Granary
Patent for ventilated granary. This patent is for better improvements of the granary which already exists. It allows for even better ventilation for grains being stored in the granary.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Elliott, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Mold-Boards for Plows.
Patent for an improved design for plow mold-boards that involves using holes and a water pump to keep the mold-board clear of earth.
Date:
December 30, 1879
Creator:
Fields, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Rail and Nut-Lock for Fish-Plate Bolts.
Patent for a railway rail and nut lock for fish plate bolts for use in building railroad tracks.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Finley, Alfred P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Match-Box.
Patent for a match box with an improved delivery mechanism for matches.
Date:
December 6, 1910
Creator:
Fleming, Henry C. & Royster, William F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating-Package.
Patent for a refrigerating package for shipping oysters, which uses ice and ice water kept at a constant level to keep the oysters cool and blocks contaminants.
Date:
December 7, 1909
Creator:
Folsom, Andrew W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Body
Patent for "new and useful improvements in wagon-bodies, having for its object simplicity and durability," (lines 10-12) including illustrations.
Date:
December 27, 1887
Creator:
Folsome, Charles F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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