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Spark Arrester
Patent for spark arrester. This invention is adapted for use with locomotives. Illustration included.
Date:
November 9, 1909
Creator:
Ridgway, Elzie L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow. Illustration included.
Date:
October 12, 1909
Creator:
Newton, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Weevil Exterminator
Patent for a boll weevil exterminator. Illustration included.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Evans, James W. & Banks, Jessie B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap
Patent for a small animal trap which consists of a cage suspended in the air on a spring system which drops when an animal disturbs the bait.
Date:
July 20, 1909
Creator:
Franks, Marion M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Ms. Annie Nicholas, July 4, 1909]
Postcard with a photograph of an older African-American seated in front of another man which appears to be his son. Sent to Annie Nicholas telling her to tell someone to check the mailbox.
Date:
July 4, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton-Tramper
Patent for an automatics cotton presser. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Campbell, Edgar Howard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton Press and Feeder
Patent for an automatic cotton press and feeder operated by fluid pressure. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 13, 1909
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick Bernard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Delegates Credentials card for T. N. Carswell, Simmons College]
A card labeled "DELEGATES CREDENTIALS issued to Mr. T. N. Carswell, DELEGATE FROM Simmons College for the State Convention of the Young Mens Christian Association (Corsicana) February 21, 22, 23, 1913. Signed by A. J. Morgan, President, Y. M. C. A." This photograph was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell, largely containing items related to his time at Simmons College.
Date:
[1909, 1915]
Creator:
Morgan, A. J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frost 1909 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Frost in Navarro County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frost 1909 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Frost in Navarro County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T. N. Carswell standing by courthouse statue in Corsicana, Texas]
A photograph of T. N. Carswell standing by a statue in front of the courthouse in Corsicana, Texas. This photograph was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell, largely containing items related to his time at Simmons College.
Date:
[1909,1915]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Cross-Tie.
Patent for a railway cross-tie with concrete and metal parts, which is adjustable to different gages.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Drane, Frank N. & Drane, Hugh A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Supporting Device for Umbrellas.
Patent for a wearable umbrella holder, which holds the umbrella on the back and over the person's head to allow their hands to be free.
Date:
November 10, 1908
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing Spear
Patent for casing spears. This invention is designed for pulling well tubes or casings that have broken off out of the well. Illustration included.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Carroll, Monroe W. & Johnston, H. G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tread Chain for Automobile-Wheels, &c.
Patent for a tire chain for automobiles to prevent skidding and help keep the tire in better shape on rough roads.
Date:
July 21, 1908
Creator:
Thomas, James Clarence
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer Distributer
Patent for a fertilizer distributer. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Murry, Henry A. & Evans, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Apparatus
Patent for a well drilling apparatus. This invention applies to the drilling of oil wells. Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Milliron, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for a baling press, designed so that the feeding and baling of cotton or straw is performed automatically, Illustrations included.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of hydraulic swivels.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel
Patent for a hydraulic swivel made to control back pressure and designed to be resistant to wear. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 10, 1907
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G. & Norris, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Base Board
Patent for base board. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 12, 1907
Creator:
Bryan, Augustus M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pole Splicing Device
Patent for a pole splicing device. This invention is designed to splice two poles together, such as telephone poles. Illustration included.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
Drane, Frank Neal
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Clock
Patent for an electric clock. Illustration included.
Date:
December 25, 1906
Creator:
Iversen, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton Press And Feeder
Patent for automatic cotton press and feeder. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 20, 1906
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick Bernard; Sewell, T. W.; Page, R. J. & Young, M. G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History