Check Row Planter (open access)

Check Row Planter

Patent for check row planter. Illustration included.
Date: July 19, 1904
Creator: Perkins, Albert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

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
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date: August 4, 1908
Creator: Gresham, Louis David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Conductor (open access)

Electric Conductor

Patent for electric conductor with switch cord and plug especially designed for use with multiple electrical circuits, as with a telephone switchboard.
Date: March 20, 1906
Creator: Weir, Welby D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Straightening AX-Handles (open access)

Apparatus For Straightening AX-Handles

Patent for apparatus for straightening ax-handles. Illustrations included.
Date: August 23, 1904
Creator: Sullivan, Stephen Dunkling
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date: July 12, 1904
Creator: Brown, Christopher C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cloth-Measuring Machine. (open access)

Cloth-Measuring Machine.

Patent for a new and useful cloth measuring machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1900
Creator: Williams, Ellia Pinkney
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
CASH REGISTER. (open access)

CASH REGISTER.

Patent for improvements in cash-registers for making change and with a recording mechanism for printing amounts for which change is made, including descriptions of the parts of the mechanism and with illustrations.
Date: December 9, 1902
Creator: Woodson, James F. & Lindsay, Oscar L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Andiron. (open access)

Andiron.

Patent for improvement in andirons “which is so arranged as to permit ready access to the fireplace for the purpose of cleaning out the ashes and having a removable fender which is capable of being quickly and readily removed or placed in position to retain the fire and prevent the fire from rolling out the fireplace.” (Lines 47-54.) Illustration is included.
Date: March 26, 1901
Creator: Cox, John Drew
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buckle-Hook. (open access)

Buckle-Hook.

Patent for a new buckle hook, specifically a back-band buckle for use with a harness that is "of simple and inexpensive construction designed to firmly grip the back-band or strap of the harness and retain the same in adjusted position" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date: April 17, 1906
Creator: Reid, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead Fastening. (open access)

Bedstead Fastening.

Patent for connecting legs to side rails of beadsteads.
Date: April 17, 1900
Creator: Rape, Augustus D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brace For Heel Sweeps (open access)

Brace For Heel Sweeps

Patent for a brace to be used with the class of agricultural implements known as 'heelsweeps'. Illustration included.
Date: February 12, 1907
Creator: Ingram, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ada Stagner Collins]

Full-length photograph of Ada Stagner Collins, wearing a light-colored long sleeve button-up blouse, dark skirt and tights, and lace-up boots. The woman sits on a wicker photographer's chair with her right hand propped against her chin, and strung around her neck with a piece of ribbon and tied to her shirt is a pocket watch. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Ada Stagner Collins, Mineola, Texas @ 1904. Married Robert Collins."
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood County News (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1900 (open access)

Wood County News (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1900

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 1900
Creator: Smith, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 11, 1903 (open access)

The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 11, 1903

Daily newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 11, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1903 (open access)

The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1903

Daily newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 13, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 15, 1903 (open access)

The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 15, 1903

Daily newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 17, 1903 (open access)

The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 17, 1903

Daily newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 17, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1903 (open access)

The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1903

Daily newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Christian Visitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 21, 1903 (open access)

The Christian Visitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 21, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local and state news along with advertising.
Date: February 21, 1903
Creator: Betcher, L. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 22, 1903 (open access)

The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 22, 1903

Daily newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1903 (open access)

The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1903

Daily newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1903 (open access)

The Mineola Daily Argus (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1903

Daily newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 6, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 22, 1904 (open access)

The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 22, 1904

Bi-weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 22, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History