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Serial/Series Title
Country
States
Year
Month
Language
Rotary Engine
Patent for a rotary engine. Illustration included.
Date:
November 7, 1905
Creator:
Kelly, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine
Patent for a rotary engine. Illustration included.
Date:
April 11, 1905
Creator:
Scofield, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Supporter.
Patent for a new garment-supporter, designed "to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device adapted to support the hose and lower garments from the shoulders and capable of permitting perfect freedom of movement of every part of the body without chafing the same" (lines 12-17), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
August 8, 1905
Creator:
Duckworth, Mary Eliza
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas- Generator
Patent for improvements in gas generators relating to machines that use acetylene gas. These improvements are meant to make gas generators easy to use and easy to construct.
Date:
November 14, 1905
Creator:
Ferguson, Andrew J
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shipping System
Patent for a spreadsheet in relation to shipping. Illustration included.
Date:
August 15, 1905
Creator:
Fisher, Charles H. & Raymond, Frank A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gang Plow
Patent for a gang plow. This invention allows for the attachment of several plows might be towed to till large areas of land. Illustration included.
Date:
April 4, 1905
Creator:
Ray, Fellix Griffin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gang-Plow.
Patent for a gang plow for “the use of a greater or lesser number of plow units in the gang or series and, to provide as a rear support for the plow a rear furrow-wheel associated with adjusting means for raising or lowering the rear end of the plow to regulate the depth of cut and; with additional adjusting means arranged to shift the crank-axle of said wheel to properly resist the side draft of the plow and, to aid in directing the latter in four-side plowing in order that comparatively sharp corners may be turned.” (Lines 17-28) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 3, 1905
Creator:
Luecke, Henry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe Lace
Patent for a shoe lace that does not become loose nor untie accidentally. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Nicholls, George H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shade Hanger
Patent for a shade hanger. This invention holds the cord for shades so as to allow the shade to remain open. Illustration included.
Date:
April 11, 1905
Creator:
Worthington, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Set
Patent for "saw-sets adapted and arranged to set two or more teeth at the same time and from opposite sides." (lines 8-10) with specific emphasis on moving parts to accommodate saws of differing gages, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 29, 1905
Creator:
Wise, Harry & Gembler, Andrew H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Savings Bank
Patent for savings bank for use in the home. Illustration included.
Date:
January 31, 1905
Creator:
King, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ribbon Guide For Type Writers
Patent for a ribbon guide for type writers. Illustration included.
Date:
April 18, 1905
Creator:
Dowlen, Connell H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Riding-Frame for Implements.
Patent for a new and useful improvement to riding frames used with implements utilized for agricultural purposes.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Plummer, Alson Q.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, January 1905]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions the upcoming exams prior to graduation. He is also confident of passing his physical exam. He also provides details about his leave. Nimitz also mentions the parties he plans on hosting and attending in connection with graduation. He also adds a word of about his moderate behavior at these parties.
Date:
1905-01~
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, February 1905]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions his orders have arrived and he departs soon for San Francisco to join the crew of the USS Ohio (BB-12). He mentions where some of his friends and classmates have been assigned.
Date:
1905-02~
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mat
Patent for a mat. Illustration included.
Date:
March 11, 1905
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose Coupling
Patent for hose coupling. Illustration included.
Date:
June 20, 1905
Creator:
Stephens, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Match Box
Patent for a match box. Illustration included.
Date:
January 10, 1905
Creator:
Kuehn, Joachim F. W. & Steiner, Fritz
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Header and Shredder
Patent for a header and shredder for the use of maize, cane, and wheat. Illustration included.
Date:
February 14, 1905
Creator:
Giles, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 12, 1905]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions the USS Ohio (BB-12) is being repaired and is late in leaving port. He also comments on the weather in the Bay Area.
Date:
March 12, 1905
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 27, 1905]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions they will be leaving China soon, headed for Manila with the William Howard Taft party. He notes the trouble some of his former classmates are getting into aboard other ships in the fleet. He also describes the behavior of sailors on liberty in Chefoo, China.
Date:
July 27, 1905
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 25, 1905]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions the USS Ohio (BB-12) will sail April first. He also comments on the desertion rate and the weather.
Date:
March 25, 1905
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date:
February 7, 1905
Creator:
Woods, John Bell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1905 Panoramic View of Chickasha Indian Territory
1 photograph; b&w
Date:
1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History