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Crate-Fastening (open access)

Crate-Fastening

Patent for crate fastening to secure the top firmly but also allow it to be easily removed. It was designed for an egg crate but is applicable to crates in general, including illustrations.
Date: September 25, 1900
Creator: Damon, Sylvester Will
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Titus County

Blue line print of survey map of Titus County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:166,667] (5000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1908
Creator: Duke, James K. & Terrell, O. O.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for baling-press which is to "provide a rotary sweep,..., which is connected in a novel manner to the compressing-plunger, whereby said plunger is operated twice to each revolution of the sweep" (lines 12-16). Illustrations included.
Date: November 4, 1902
Creator: Fitz Water, Marshall V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Washing Machine (open access)

Bottle-Washing Machine

Patent for a machine that washes bottles. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Greer, Jesse Wade
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Cover. (open access)

Churn-Cover.

Patent for "new and Improved Churn-Cover" (line 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Hogue, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for "a simple and efficient construction of engine including two parallel series of piston-heads and wherein steam will be supplied to the heads of each series alternately" (lines 9-13).
Date: July 9, 1901
Creator: Keith, Jonathan
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Kirby, Richard W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Titus County: 450.

Map shows plat boundaries and ownership, railroads, and towns for Titus County, Texas; some plats are numbered. Scale not given.
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: Morris Texas Map Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment (open access)

Plow Attachment

Patent for plow attachment. This invention relates to the handling of young plants. Illustration included.
Date: August 22, 1905
Creator: Pate, Miles M. & Ellison, Harrison L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stone Dressing Machine (open access)

Stone Dressing Machine

Patent for a stone dressing machine. Illustration included.
Date: December 11, 1906
Creator: Rhea, Learner T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mount Pleasant 1901 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1901
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mount Pleasant 1901 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1901
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mount Pleasant 1901 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1901
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mount Pleasant 1901 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1901
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mount Pleasant 1906 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1906
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mount Pleasant 1906 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1906
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mount Pleasant 1906 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1906
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mount Pleasant 1906 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1906
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mount Pleasant 1906 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1906
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carriage Top Stop (open access)

Carriage Top Stop

Patent for "carriages or other vehicles, and more particularly to that portion of a vehicle which is known as the 'prop stump or stop,' which usually projects outward on each side of the vehicle-body at the rear end of the seat for support of the vehicle-hood props when the hood or top is lowered." (lines 9-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1905
Creator: Smith, William Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Gathering Machine (open access)

Insect Gathering Machine

Patent for a insect gathering machine. Illustration included.
Date: May 16, 1905
Creator: Stiles, Alfred Closure
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desk (open access)

Desk

Patent for a desk. Illustrations included.
Date: March 10, 1908
Creator: Thompson, Thomas Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Titus County.

Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1908
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History