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Vehicle Hub. (open access)

Vehicle Hub.

Patent for a new and improved vehicle wheel. This design "consists in the peculiar construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, whereby a single damaged spoke may be removed and a new spoke inserted without releasing the several spokes comprising the wheel" (lines 11-16).
Date: November 11, 1884
Creator: Miller, Thomas S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists, "with the gate, [in a] forwardly-inclined lever pivoted at its lower end to the rear gate-posts, and links pivoted to the rear end of the gate and to the lever between its ends, of a pin passed through holes in the links beyond their pivotal points and through a bar fixed to the rear end of the gate" (lines 44-51).
Date: November 2, 1886
Creator: Bullock, Henry P. & Cayce, Henry P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener (open access)

Sash-Fastener

Patent for "a new and improved sashholder which is simple and durable in construction and permits of conveniently lowerin g the upper sash and raising the lower sash, or raising both the lower and upper sashes to any desired place in the window-frame" (lines 10-15).
Date: November 26, 1889
Creator: Bulloch, Henry Purnell & Grogan, William Leonard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ditching Machine. (open access)

Ditching Machine.

Patent for a new and improved ditching-machine. This design "consist[s] of the standards, block, handles, braces and round ears, axle and wheel having cogs, scoop provided with points, chute and side plates, elevator shaft, its upper end resting on the round band, elongated cups, rollers, and cog-wheels, shaft, inclined chute, [another] cog-wheel, arms, band, and rollers" (lines 87-95).
Date: November 4, 1890
Creator: Witt, William Carroll, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 16, 1871] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 16, 1871]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote his wife to inform her where she should direct her letters to him. He asked if their son, Paul, had started school yet and said that his work as judge was going well.
Date: November 16, 1871
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 9, 1870] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 9, 1870]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. In his letter, he went into detail about his travels, what he did during his time in town, and his work as a judge. He told her that in some of his cases there were papers missing or partially destroyed.
Date: November 9, 1870
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 12, 1871] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 12, 1871]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote at length regarding an assault case he worked as a judge for, including the verdict for the accused. He ended his letter wishing his wife well.
Date: November 12, 1871
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 17, 1871] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 17, 1871]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote his wife a brief letter to tell her where future letters should be directed and that his work as a judge was going well.
Date: November 17, 1871
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Milner and Charles Mounce in the Coryell County Clerk's Office]

Photograph of three men inside of the Coryell County Clerk's office. A bearded elderly man stands with John Milner behind a desk. The bearded man wears a dark hat and suit, while Milner wears an unbuttoned vest and bow tie. Charles Mounce sits at a desk to the right while wearing a dark vest and necktie. A calendar hanging from a cork board on the wall shows the month of November in 1922.
Date: November 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Closure (open access)

Bottle-Closure

Patent for an improved bottle closure.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Parks, Leonard D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hub-Attaching Device. (open access)

Hub-Attaching Device.

Patent for hub attaching device. "This invention relates to means applied to ordinary vehicle-axles for preventing wear upon the same, a false wearing-surface being provided, which may be renewed when necessary, either on account of wear or for any other reason"(lines 11-16)
Date: November 18, 1902
Creator: Simon, Adolph P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow-Tooth Holder. (open access)

Harrow-Tooth Holder.

Patent for a harrow tooth holder, which allows some flexibility of the teeth based on soil conditions.
Date: November 8, 1910
Creator: Hoard, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Fastener (open access)

Sash Fastener

Patent for a window sash fastener. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Clements, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Holder (open access)

Sash-Holder

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Sash-Holders," an invention which "aims to provide a sash-holder of simple construction for supporting a sash at any elevation and which will secure it when closed against being opened from the outside."
Date: November 13, 1900
Creator: Hardy, Isham B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Opening Plow (open access)

Seed-Opening Plow

Patent for a seed opening and planting plow. Illustrations included.
Date: November 19, 1912
Creator: Johnson, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from U. D. Maxwell to H. M. Haynes, November 27, 1942] (open access)

[Check from U. D. Maxwell to H. M. Haynes, November 27, 1942]

Check from U. D. Maxwell to H. M. Haynes in the amount of $150 as a down payment on a house and lot.
Date: November 27, 1942
Creator: Maxwell, U. D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1124.0345]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Map of Texas, flanked by Capt. C. B. Reid , left, and 1st Lt. William S. Wright, will be returned to Gatesville, Tex. , when the 113th Light Maintenance Co. is deactivated."
Date: November 14, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 22, 2013
Creator: Morris, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 5, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 2013
Creator: Morris, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 12, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 2013
Creator: Morris, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 16, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 26, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 16, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 26, 2013
Creator: Morris, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 15, 2013
Creator: Morris, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 13, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 13, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History