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[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1910] (open access)

[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1910]

Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1910. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.
Date: 1910
Creator: Jasper County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swinging Gate. (open access)

Swinging Gate.

Patent for "a self closing swinging gate" (line 9) including illustrations.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Perego, Joseph V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chain-Fastener. (open access)

Chain-Fastener.

Patent for a chain fastener for logging trucks, which can be easily unattached and works with most types of logging trucks.
Date: April 26, 1910
Creator: Biskamp, Richard A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a plow, which has easily removable parts for easy cleaning.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: Minyard, Sam Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blake-Beaty-Orton House, (South elevation)]

Photograph of the Blake-Beaty-Orton House (located at 200 South Main Street) in Jasper, Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: Hybarger, Clifford C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blake-Beaty-Orton House, (South elevation)]

Photograph of the Blake-Beaty-Orton House (located at 200 South Main Street) in Jasper, Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: Hybarger, Clifford C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Coupling. (open access)

Hose-Coupling.

Patent for a hose coupling that is more durable than other models.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Lockhart, Samuel R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed (open access)

Bed

Patent for a single bed that can be converted into a double bed. Illustrations included.
Date: February 28, 1911
Creator: Lockhart, Samuel R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lumber Conveyor and Separator. (open access)

Lumber Conveyor and Separator.

Patent for a lumber conveyor and separator that sends cut lumber automatically away from the machine to a storage area.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Williams, Charles H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Music-Leaf Turner (open access)

Music-Leaf Turner

Patent for a music leaf turner that is operated by a foot lever.
Date: November 12, 1912
Creator: Jeter, Clell Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Keying Device for Cutter Heads (open access)

Keying Device for Cutter Heads

Patent for a keying device for cutter heads. This invention is designed attaches cutter heads to rotate shafts to align the cutter head. Illustration included.
Date: December 10, 1912
Creator: Ash, William D. & Herndon, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double-Action Hair-Clipper. (open access)

Double-Action Hair-Clipper.

Patent for an improved hair clipper design with both stationary and movable cutter blades.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Appleman, Ernest E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Fastener. (open access)

Door-Fastener.

Patent for a door-fastener, lock, that can be attached to on the facing side or from the inside so that the fastener cannot be unlocked from the outside. The door-fastener is light weight so that it can be easily carried about.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Scroggins, Fred.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Square-Gathering Device (open access)

Cotton-Square-Gathering Device

Patent for cotton square gathering device will "provide a gatherer by means of which the punctured squares can be quickly collected off of the ground without compelling the user to bend, as ordinarily, with the result that a much smaller number of people can gather the punctured squares in a given area than has been possible heretofore in a given length of time" (lines 21 - 28).
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Summers, Martin Vandver & Passmore, Henry Tracy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Jasper County

Blue line print of survey map of Jasper County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. The southern portion of the county has been brought up to the bottom-left corner so as to fit easier on the page. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas in 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1918
Creator: Terrell, O. O.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Jasper County.

Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1918
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie. (open access)

Tie.

Patent for device to make the tying of devices faster, easier, and cheaper than using traditional methods.
Date: January 21, 1919
Creator: Day, William H. & Day, Samuel S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History