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Turnstile-Gate.
Patent for a turnstile-gate meant "to provide a gate of novel construction to be used at the intersection of a number of fences that access may be had through the gate from one to the other of the inclosures formed by said fences" (lines 13-17). It is especially meant for stockyards when several fences come together in one place.
Date:
September 3, 1895
Creator:
Cowley, Benjamin T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chopping-Ax.
Patent for an ax that is "provided with a poll made in two sections adapted to be clamped or secured to the handle and receive a removable bit or hardened section presenting the cutting edge" (lines 16-20).
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Crabtree, James G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle guard for railroad tracks, which is activated by the pressure of a cow stepping on its platform and raises bars to block the the cow from crossing the track. It goes back down automatically when the pressure is removed off the platform.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Crouch, Jim L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator.
Patent for separator to be used with a plow in removing undesirable materials from dirt.
Date:
April 10, 1917
Creator:
Crowson, Jonas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber.
Patent for shock absorbers that are simple and can be readily used on vehicles to prevent the sudden rebounding of springs.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
Crowson, Jonas Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incandescent Lamp
Patent for incandescent lamp. Illustration included.
Date:
December 28, 1909
Creator:
Crutchfield, Charles H. & Deshong, Andrew W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Range.
Patent for a cooking-range that "heat may be conducted from the firebox above the oven, and into a lid compartment" (lines 11-12).
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Daniel, James Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John T. Banks, March 12, 1991
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with John T. Banks, a farmer and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Decatur, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date:
March 12, 1991
Creator:
Daniels, John & Banks, John T.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Improvement in Reinforcing-Bar Supports.
Patent for improving "bar supports for use in concrete construction" (lines 9-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Darr, Frank J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Programs of Work Release in Two Federal Correctional Institutions
The present study has the following purposes: to provide a general description of work release in this country, to provide specific descriptions of the work release programs at two federal institutions, and to relate the descriptions of these programs to societal reactions to crime and theories of criminal etiology and epidemiology.
Date:
January 1970
Creator:
Dison, Jack E.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hay and Cotton Press
Patent for "hay and cotton press that can be easily and cheaply constructed and that can be operated by hand or horse power" (Lines 20-22).
Date:
June 19, 1883
Creator:
Donaldson, Sven
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 16, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing her aviation training, and travel.
Date:
September 16, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Trunk.
Patent for a trunk that converts between luggage (for use while traveling) and a bureau (for use while not traveling), with illustrations.
Date:
March 29, 1892
Creator:
Dwyer, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Relief Valve Gear
Patent for relief valve gear. Illustration included.
Date:
October 1, 1912
Creator:
Edwards, George F. & Tilson, Martin D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Basket.
Patent for a new and improved wire basket. This design "consists in a wire basket formed of a circular bottom, and a wire frame bent to form a cylinder, in the lower part of which cylinder the circular bottom is held" (lines 13-16).
Date:
February 10, 1885
Creator:
Elliott, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Currycomb and Brush
Patent for a curry comb and brush. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 7, 1912
Creator:
Endsley, Horace F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Testing Device For Jump Spark Ignition Systems.
Patent for the improvement of testing devices for jump spark ignition systems, especially those in explosive engines.
Date:
January 20, 1914
Creator:
Estes, Thomas Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tire
Patent for non-pneumatic vehicle tires.
Date:
January 30, 1917
Creator:
Fitzharris, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Animal-Traps
Patent for "traps for catching large and small animals; and it consists in the combination of a number of inclined plates or boards, provided with spurs on their lower ends and hinged to fixed ridges on their upper ends, so arranged as to form ridges or elevations and depressions, and to entrap the animals by holding their legs between the spurred ends of said inclined plates" (lines 15-23).
Date:
April 14, 1874
Creator:
Flournoy, Rice Smith
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound for Curing and Coloring Meat
Patent for a compound to cure, preserve, and color meats, including ingredients and dosage.
Date:
August 20, 1907
Creator:
Gains, Edward P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta North Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1969
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta North Quadrangle
Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
2010
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta North Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1972
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atlanta North Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1972
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History