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[Postcard of Unknown People on a Horse Drawn Buggy]
Postcard of unknown people on a horse drawn buggy. In the background there is a farm windmill. The postcard is addressed to Lula Mitchell from Hillsboro, Texas.
Date:
1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Howard Montgomery]
Postcard of Howard Montgomery. He is dressed in all dark clothing that includes knee length shorts, suit jacket and hat. The postcard is addressed to Lula Mitchell.
Date:
June 11, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window Shade and Curtain Hanger.
Patent for an adjustable window shade frame that can be mounted on an existing window to allow curtains or shades to be adjusted from the top or the bottom, and secured at any desired level for privacy and/or ventilation.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Edens, Myrtle J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Supply-Valve Attachment
Patent for a valve add on for a carburetor in order to control the air flow.
Date:
January 24, 1918
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Monroe C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring, Weighing, and Registering Machine.
Patent for machine that automatically weighs cotton seed while in transit from the cotton gin or grain from the grain elevator to the mill.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Muirhead, Alfred Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Fastening for Cultivators
Patent for new and useful improvements in shovel-fastenings for cultivators. Improvements include incorporating a spring latch in the cultivator foot so that no time is lost and no tools would be needed in replacing cultivator shovels.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, James M. & Tirey, Grover C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power Transmission
Patent for improvements in power transmission by inventor Gordon R. Sturgis.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Sturgis, Gordon R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Luggage-Carrier
Patent for improvements on rear folding luggage-carriers for motor cars.
Date:
October 8, 1918
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Monroe C. & Dobbs, Charles S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Making Ballast.
Patent for "improvements in methods of making ballast adapted for railway and other uses" (lines 9-11), including illustrations.
Date:
February 18, 1919
Creator:
Butler, Henry G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for improvements to the cotton-chopper. This invention outfits the cotton-chopper with a blade that can be moved, either mechanically or with electric power. Previously, the blade was fixed and stationary.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Janes, Henry T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Tire-Rim.
Patent for a demountable tire-rim for automobiles that tires can be "readily mounted or removed". "The principal object of (this) invention is to provide an automobile wheel rim which is demountable and which is so constructed that when removed from the wheel a segment of the rim can be swung inwardly thereby attaining an easy and quick removal of the tire from the rim, and vice versa.". The object of this invention was to create a rim that was easily detachable and was also sturdy and not as expensive as manufactures.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Jones, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[House of W. R. Dean]
Postcard image of the house of W. R. Dean in Hubbard, Texas. In the image the house is located in between an empty piece of land with other houses in the background. The house has two entrances with a wrap around porch that includes steps from either side leading up from the sidewalk. There is handwritten text on the back. The postcard is addressed to Miss Dorothy Park.
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window-Shade
Patent for an adjustable window-shade that is more useful and can be "raised and lowered in its entirety" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustration.
Date:
December 5, 1916
Creator:
Hayes, George Daniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for improvements in cotton choppers that are reliable, cost-effective, and move transversely through the rows of cotton "separately producing a vertical adjustment of each earth turning member." (lines 17-19), including illustrations.
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Gant, Jesse B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Support.
Patent for improvements to collar supports "...to provide a supporter which may be readily pinned to the collar and which is therefore easily detached therefrom when desired" (lines 11-14) including illustrations.
Date:
July 7, 1914
Creator:
Towler, Mary E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill
Patent for well drill that enables its upper end to be struck without disengaging the cable with an objective to provide simple, inexpensive, and convenient use.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Walker, Merit Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lever-Latch.
Patent for a lever latch that features improved locking mechanisms for hand levers, including illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Smith, Asa E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer Cover
Patent for a collapsible typewriter cover that is more cheaply constructed, has a base for the typewriter, a supporting frame for the hood that limits the swinging movements, and a felt strip for protecting the furniture the typewriter is on.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Rochelle, Raymond C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Turning Mechanism
Patent for head lamps that the drivers can turn while driving to light the road.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Maxfield, Nelson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement for Cotton Chopper
Patent for improvement for cotton choppers “so that the operator may regulate the depth of cut, and may shift the cutting member forward or back” (lines 18-20). Instructions and illustration included.
Date:
February 2, 1915
Creator:
Finch, Arthur M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tag Holding Device.
Patent for a device for attaching price tickets or tags to fabric or other goods, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Towler, Mary E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame Fastener
Patent for a new type of Hame Fastener that has adjustable hooks attached to it. These adjustable hooks allow for the use on hames that have the lower ends closer together. There are springs on this hame that allows for the hame to be held in any position when places on the collar.
Date:
November 8, 1913
Creator:
Griffin, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thermostat.
Patent for a thermostat that automatically regulates temperatures and is operated "in conjunction with an electric current or the like" (lines 12-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Hinson, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swing.
Patent for a swing, particularly for children, that provides a foot rest that rises from the floor when a person sits down and includes a back that can be reclined. The particular design is also cheaper and easier to build.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Shaw, John Copeland Miller
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History