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Dirigible Automobile Lamp Support (open access)

Dirigible Automobile Lamp Support

Patent for an automobile lamp which directs light towards other automobiles.
Date: October 6, 1914
Creator: Bailey, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter. (open access)

Planter.

Patent for a Planter that is adjustable used to drops seeds, forming a covered furrow so that sub-soil may be plowed.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Baker, Gustavus A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rat and Mouse Trap. (open access)

Combined Rat and Mouse Trap.

Patent for a cheaper and more effective trap that displays live bait but is unreachable to animals. The trap will make it "impossible for animals to escape after they have been captured" (lines 26-28), including illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Bevers, William S., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a nut lock that can be easily applied and detached from a bolt. Will lock screws in place to avoid accidental rotation of the bolt and is less expensive to make.
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: Boren, W. E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie Wire for Insulators (open access)

Tie Wire for Insulators

Patent for device that attaches wire to electric devices, without employing the use of tie wires.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Boyter, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hall County

Blue line print of a survey map of Hall County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. A group of three separate tracts are outlined in red pencil and labeled W. J. Lewis, A. C. Hughes, and [city of] Turkey. Scale [ca. 1:177,777] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1916
Creator: Ehlinger, L. & Bramlette, H. M.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joint-Chair. (open access)

Joint-Chair.

Patent for a joint chair for holding railroad rails in place.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Ewen, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Felix Claude Gipson, December 20, 1918] (open access)

[Affidavit of Felix Claude Gipson, December 20, 1918]

Affidavit given by Felix Claude Gipson attesting that the name "Felix Claude Gipson" signed to the final papers is his original signature.
Date: December 20, 1918
Creator: Gipson, Felix Claude
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Gun (open access)

Air-Gun

Patent for an air gun. Illustrations included.
Date: June 21, 1910
Creator: Heckman, George E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator for Mail-Boxes. (open access)

Indicator for Mail-Boxes.

Patent for the operator indicating a mail for the mail box to the courier mans, which allows easy purchase of things.
Date: May 16, 1916
Creator: Hunnicutt, Wallace V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maize-Header. (open access)

Maize-Header.

Patent for a device that cuts stalks of corn to a standardized uniform length for ease of handling and consistent presentation.
Date: August 12, 1919
Creator: Melton, Pink J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1917 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1917

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 95.
Date: 1916/1917
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators. (open access)

Harrow Attachment for Cultivators.

Patent for a harrow attachment for cultivators, with adjustable depth for tilling soil.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Redwine, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Memphis 1914 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Memphis 1914 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Memphis 1914 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Memphis 1914 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Memphis 1914 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Memphis 1914 Sheet 6

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Memphis 1914 Sheet 7

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Memphis in Hall County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1914
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watering Trough (open access)

Watering Trough

Patent for livestock water trough that has a removable cover to prevent detritus from getting into the water.
Date: February 20, 1917
Creator: Scott, Charles F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint (open access)

Rail Joint

Patent for stronger design of rail joints for laying train tracks. Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Stephenson, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Clamp for Spectacle-Cases &c. (open access)

Safety-Clamp for Spectacle-Cases &c.

Patent for a safety clamp for spectacle cases and other small items, which holds the item in clothes pockets through the attachment of a clamp.
Date: February 1, 1910
Creator: Trulove, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Foot. (open access)

Cultivator Foot.

Patent for a cultivator foot that allows shovels or sweep blades to be quickly attached to it or detached from it.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Vance, Caughey C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History