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Cultivator Shovel
Patent for a small shovel, with a blade that can be detached for repairs or replacement.
Date:
September 26, 1916
Creator:
Abramson, August
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Spoons.
Patent for an attachment for spoons, forks, and the like. The attachment is a metal wire loop that attaches to a utensil and is bent to hook onto a vessel such as a bowl to keep the utensil from falling in the vessel.
Date:
June 6, 1916
Creator:
Allen, Harry P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Churns and Ice-Cream Freezers.
Patent for a new design of an ice cream churn designed "to provide means for operating the dasher or agitator of a churn or ice cream freezer, which is capable of being swung into or out of position at the will of the operator" (lines 11-15).
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Armstrong, Charles John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minnow Trap
Patent for Minnow Trap
Date:
August 29, 1916
Creator:
Bonner, John Sturgis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Edith Bonnet's Student Notebook for Spring Term 1916]
Notebook used by Edith Bonnet during the Spring 1916 semester while she attended the University of Texas. This notebook contains notes for medical classes such as intestinal diagrams and other molecular and muscular diagrams.
Date:
1916-03-23/1916-06-02
Creator:
Bonnet, Edith Marguerite
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Preserver
Patent for Life-Preserver. Can be used in any emergency situation but mostly in the water.
Date:
February 29, 1916
Creator:
Carlson, Carl O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Controlling Device for Water Heaters.
Patent for a device that controls the gas supply valve for water heaters. Patent includes illustrations and specifications.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Cochran, Harry A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Burner.
Patent for improved gas-burning water heaters. Improvements are meant to "insure complete and economical combustion of gas and to "prevent water of condensation accumulating on the exterior of the coil of the water heater from dropping into the flame opening of the burner and casing injury to the screen thereof" (Lines 20-24).
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Cochran, Harry A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock Nut
Patent for a new and improved lock nut design that is "simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, as well as convenient, practical, serviceable and efficient in its use" (lines 20-22).
Date:
June 6, 1916
Creator:
Collier, William Ried
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Study of Rural Schools in Travis County, Texas
Book describing the economic conditions, social conditions, finances, facilities and curriculum in Travis County Schools.
Date:
December 1, 1916
Creator:
Davis, Edward Everett, 1881-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Lamp Socket.
Patent for an improved electric lamp socket "having a pair of switches which are alternately closed and opened, and having means for the attachment thereto of three conductors, whereby it is possible to light the lamp by means of a main switch" (lines 11-15), including illustrations.
Date:
April 4, 1916
Creator:
Elliott, William Martin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wave-Motor.
Patent for a wave motor including an apparatus within a wave disturbed liquid using a power converting mechanism to convert energy in a more convenient form, including illustrations.
Date:
April 4, 1916
Creator:
Fousek, Karl
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Georgetown Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1916
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manual-Training Apparatus.
Patent for a new improvement in a manual training apparatus for teaching swimming without water. The device allows the exerciser to lie face down on the provided mat and turn cranks to simulate swimming motions.
Date:
March 21, 1916
Creator:
Hartnett, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish Box
Patent for a fish box. This box is collapsible and may be stored away when not in use, but proves sturdy when being used.
Date:
June 6, 1916
Creator:
Hofer, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector.
Patent for a flexible metallic tire protector, insuring a tire against injury from tacks, nails, glass, or similar objects which can cut or damage an unprotected tire, designed to be durable, efficient, and easy to construct.
Date:
October 3, 1916
Creator:
Howard, Joseph O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Downtown Austin with Capitol in view
View of Capitol from Congress Avenue and 5th Street looking north.
Date:
1916~
Creator:
Jordan Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drafting Machine
Patent for a machine designed for constructing or drafting geometric figures, including illustrations.
Date:
March 21, 1916
Creator:
Kreisle, Edwin Clinton & Hawkins, Lyndsay Dickason
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman and Tribune (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 4, Ed. 2 Saturday, January 1, 1916
Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1916
Creator:
Lochridge, Lloyd P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman and Tribune (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 2, 1916
Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 2, 1916
Creator:
Lochridge, Lloyd P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman and Tribune (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 6, Ed. 2 Monday, January 3, 1916
Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 3, 1916
Creator:
Lochridge, Lloyd P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman and Tribune (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 7, Ed. 2 Tuesday, January 4, 1916
Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Lochridge, Lloyd P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman and Tribune (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 9, Ed. 2 Thursday, January 6, 1916
Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 6, 1916
Creator:
Lochridge, Lloyd P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman and Tribune (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 10, Ed. 2 Friday, January 7, 1916
Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 7, 1916
Creator:
Lochridge, Lloyd P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History