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Trombone.
Patent, including illustration, for "a musical instrument slide and is more particularly designated as a bearing or stocking for a trombone or other similar instruments in which it is desirable to provide a smooth bearing for the slidable part of the instrument" (page 1, lines 9-13).
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Ackley, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from G.W. Alexander to Levi Perryman, January 23, 1879]
Receipt from G.W. Alexander to Levi Perryman per W.A. "Bud" Morris for $7.55 in the case of D.C. Bryant vs. S.R. Holmes no. 76 in District Court of Clay County.
Date:
January 23, 1879
Creator:
Alexander, G. W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined or Covertible Tool.
Patent for a new and improved multi-tool. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a screw-driver, its blade having a hole and a lug, and its handle having in its end a socket with a slotted reversible tool, pointed at one end and formed for a screw-driver at the other end adjustably held against one side of the screw-driver by means of a screw and nut and the lug, and adapted to fit in the socket when out of use" (lines 63-71).
Date:
November 20, 1888
Creator:
Barber, Edwin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soldering-Tool.
Patent for an improved soldering-tool by having a reservoir for gasoline or other light hydrocarbon, a burner-tube, and a valve for regulating the combustion of the gasoline and heating the tool continuously and uniformly, without a furnace. Illustration is included.
Date:
February 17, 1891
Creator:
Barber, Edwin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Cooler.
Patent for an improvement in water-coolers wherein the vessel for holding the water is surrounded with fibrous material that is kept saturated with water, the evaporation of which will absorb the heat from the water contained in the vessel in a manner well known to science.
Date:
October 20, 1880
Creator:
Barber, Edwin Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Engine-Starter.
Patent for "new and useful Automatic Engine-Starter, of which the following is a specification. The present invention appertains to engine starters, and aims to provide a novel and improved automatic spring-actuated starter for internal combustion engines" (lines 5-11).
Date:
November 30, 1915
Creator:
Beck, John Wesley & Gaines, Nolan T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Tool.
Patent for an improvement on wire-fence tools. "To provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive tool of great strength and durability designed for operating on fence-wires and adapted for mending the same and for taking up the slack of a fence-wire and capable in stretching the ends past each other before the same are twisted together, whereby the ends of the wire may be more effectively connected." (Lines 10-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
February 11, 1902
Creator:
Berry, James Osborn
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region B
Water plan for Region B describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation plans, drought response plans, the process of creating the plan.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Biggs & Mathews, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Earth and Stone Fences.
Patent for a new and improved mold for earth and stone fences. This design "consist[s] of the inclined adjustable sides, having inclined standards, removable boards, and boards, tables, and locking-bolts . . . [and] the sides having lower boards or metallic pieces, upper removable boards or metallic pieces, and inclined standards of the tables, locking-bolts, handles, and stakes" (lines 21-30).
Date:
July 26, 1881
Creator:
Budd, Lewis R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridge Over the Wichita River
Truss bridge crossing the Big Wichita River on the Byers Brothers' Ranch around 1900.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Caldwell
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvesting Grain
Harvesting grain on the Byers Brothers Ranch around 1900. Writing on the photo states, "Big Wichita Valley in N. Tex on Byers Bros R Clay C"
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Caldwell
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvesting on Byers Brothers Ranch
Harvestring grain in the Big Wichita Valley on the Byers Brothers Ranch in Clay County, TX around 1900.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Caldwell
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Clyde Suddath - August 3, 1955]
A letter addressed to Hon. Clyde Suddath, County Attorney, Henrietta, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, dated August 3, 1955. Carswell references the request made by Suddath in his letter of July 29 and advises regarding a letter written by Subject 95040 OP. He advises Suddath that the Subject is ready to go to Henrietta of his own accord to expedite the clearing of the matter. Carswell expresses his appreciation for Suddath for his willingness in a matter so vital to this man and advises that if he finds himself in error he will work just as eagerly to see Subject held for action.
Date:
August 3, 1955
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Clyde Suddath - July 27, 1955]
A letter addressed to Hon. Clyde Suddath, County Attorney, Henrietta, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, dated July 27, 1955. Copy to Sheriff Ed Powell, McDonald, APD. Carswell references the letter of July 22 sent by Suddath and advises that Subject 95040 OP is now under his supervision. Carswell advises Suddath regarding his own immediate investigation, vouches for Subject and requests that Suddath investigate the possibility of a rodeo performer using the name of Subject.
Date:
July 27, 1955
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Clyde Suddath - July 27, 1955]
A letter addressed to Hon. Clyde Suddath, County Attorney, Henrietta, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, dated July 27, 1955. Copy to Sheriff Ed Powell, McDonald, APD. Carswell references the letter of July 22 sent by Suddath and advises that Subject 95040 OP is now under his supervision. Carswell advises Suddath regarding his own immediate investigation, vouches for Subject and requests that Suddath investigate the possibility of a rodeo performer using the name of Subject.
Date:
July 27, 1955
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Judge Clyde Suddath - October 10, 1955]
A letter written to Judge Clyde Suddath from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, dated October 10, 1955. Carswell admonishes Suddath to return the file papers of Subject 95040 at once, that a responsible public official would have done so without the necessity of a second request. A typewritten reply at the bottom of the page from Suddath to Carswell advises of the data as requested and thanks Carswell for his courtesy.
Date:
October 10, 1955
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bellevue Businessmen]
Bellevue Businessmen: H.F. Hodge, Sam Harbison, W.C. Hodges, Mr. Wiley, and Dr. D.W. Holmes. Photo circa 1902: Bellevue, Texas.
Date:
1902~
Creator:
Chalmers Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Holder.
Patent for a door holder, which is operated by turning the door knob and holds the door open at predetermined positions.
Date:
March 3, 1908
Creator:
Clark, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Bagging.
Patent for a cutting machine for cloth bags for cotton presses, which has cloth continuously being fed into it and cuts it at predetermined lengths which can be adjusted as needed.
Date:
February 25, 1908
Creator:
Clark, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shears for Cutting Hot Metal.
Patent for "a device which is more especially intended for shearing hot metal, although it may be used for cutting cold material," (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 30, 1891
Creator:
Cleveland, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document Regarding Sale of Patent Rights]
Legal document related to a quilting machine invented by J. J. Click outlining the sale of partial (1/2) rights to J. H. Major.
Date:
1895
Creator:
Click, John J.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to W. H. Kuykendall - February 11, 1901]
Letter from John J. Click to Reverend W. H. Kuykendall discussing Click's conversion from Methodist to Baptist and asking for more information about a "Boy Preacher" that they have heard works with Kuykendall and would like to invite to their congregation.
Date:
February 11, 1901
Creator:
Click, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to W. L. Welch - June 8, 1903]
Letter from John Click asking W. L. Welch to send him one of the ironing tables that he sells so that he can try to arrange a commission deal for someone else to sell them.
Date:
June 8, 1903
Creator:
Click, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Click to Patent Attorneys]
Letter from John J. Click to patent attorneys in Washington D.C. describing an invention for a windmill with a pump that he wants to submit for patent. He describes the specifications for the design and the models that he is sending with the text.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Click, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History