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Tractor (open access)

Tractor

Patent for an improved tractor where the "propelling force is delivered through traction blocks...(lines 11-12)."
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Aerl, Van Vivian
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rock-Drill (open access)

Rock-Drill

Patent for a rock drill design for quick drilling.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Alford, Allen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Temple 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: 1921
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Waco 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: 1921
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering Gear Stabilizer (open access)

Steering Gear Stabilizer

Patent for a steering gear stabilizer for car steering wheels. Intent of gear is to keep steering wheel from getting out of the driver's hands when going over rough terrain.
Date: January 25, 1921
Creator: Hornburg, Charles A
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool-Handle. (open access)

Tool-Handle.

Patent for a hammer handle with an inner reinforcing plate which is strong and slightly flexible, so as to "be practically unbreakable" (lines 25-26) and "afford the necessary yielding action or spring to avoid jarring the hands of the operator while in use" (lines 26-29). Application of the design principle to other similar tools, such as "hatchets, axes, shovels, spades, hoes, etc." (lines 22-23), is also suggested.
Date: August 23, 1921
Creator: Johnson, George T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Clipper. (open access)

Hair-Clipper.

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements" (line 6) in the Hair Clipper, concerning the introduction of more efficient "double-acting clippers" (line 12), including illustrations.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Jones, Sidney P. & Wallace, David P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Table Gage. (open access)

Saw-Table Gage.

Patent for a saw-table cutting stop that can be very quickly set and which automatically indicates the distance from the stop to the saw.
Date: April 19, 1921
Creator: Krocker, Adolf G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for lock that is stronger when locked due to its unique structure and requires special knowledge to use, making it more secure against intruders.
Date: October 4, 1921
Creator: McGill, Wisdom
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Frances Luedde Beville]

Portrait of Frances Luedde Beville, an older woman wearing a dark blouse and glasses. She was the wife of Dr. Alexander Jacob Beville (1868-1957) of Waco.
Date: 1921
Creator: Mickle Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1921 (open access)

Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1921

Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 18, 1921
Creator: Moučka, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1921 (open access)

Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1921

Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1921
Creator: Moučka, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1921 (open access)

Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, June 3, 1921

Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 3, 1921
Creator: Moučka, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1921 (open access)

Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1921

Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 10, 1921
Creator: Moučka, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 8, 1921 (open access)

Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 8, 1921

Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 8, 1921
Creator: Moučka, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1921 (open access)

Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1921

Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 29, 1921
Creator: Moučka, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1921 (open access)

Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1921

Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 16, 1921
Creator: Moučka, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1921 (open access)

Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1921

Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 1921
Creator: Moučka, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plaiting-Machine. (open access)

Plaiting-Machine.

Patent for a machine that folds or plaits cloth in the desired style.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Odle, Ophelia.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

West 1921 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of West in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West 1921 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of West in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West 1921 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of West in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West 1921 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of West in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West 1921 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of West in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1921
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History