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Folding Crate. (open access)

Folding Crate.

Patent for a folding crate that locks together.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Cook, Leander P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extensible Car-Step. (open access)

Extensible Car-Step.

Patent for an extensible car-step for trolleys that attaches to the ordinary steps of a trolley car.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Uhl, Edgar G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weight-Motor. (open access)

Weight-Motor.

Patent for invention of a machine in which reciprocating motion is converted in to rotary motion with more power. In this invention maximum propelling force is obtained without excessive energy.
Date: July 11, 1916
Creator: Martinez, Norberto
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Connector and Releaser (open access)

Patent for Connector and Releaser

Patent for a connecting device that can be implemented in various situations, and can be instantly detached in emergency situations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Pena, Manuel V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission mechanism (open access)

Transmission mechanism

Patent for transmission mechanism of which minimum number of parts are working with uniform force and with multiplied power and without decreasing the strength and durability.
Date: July 11, 1916
Creator: Martinez, Norberto
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Transmission Mechanism

Patent for a transmission mechanism that converts motion into power to increase the efficiency of the device.
Date: September 29, 1914
Creator: Martinez, Norberto & Wahrenberger, Theophilus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fowlerton Reporter (Fowlerton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1913 (open access)

The Fowlerton Reporter (Fowlerton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Fowlerton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1913
Creator: Locke, T. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Overturned Airplane]

Postcard of an airplane overturned in a field with its wheels in the air and an upside down number "4" visible on the side of the plane. A handwritten text on the front of the postcard reads "One of the Planes Attached to the 14th Cav. During Hike to Border, Turns Over at Encinal Texas, with Maj. Cushman as Passenger."
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane in a Field]

Postcard of an airplane with its nose stuck in the ground in a field with a horse in front of it and two unidentified boys standing on the right. A text on the front of the postcard reads "At Encinal, Tex. Result of Landing In Soft Ground. Capt. Lewis, 14th Cav. Was A Passenger When It Upset."
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cavalry Soldiers On Bridge]

Postcard of several cavalry soldiers riding horses across a bridge over a large river with trees and other vegetation visible in the background. In the foreground a reflection of the men and the bridge can be seen in the water and a handwritten text on the front of the postcard reads "Leaving The Best Camp Of The Hike. Cotulla, Texas."
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism. (open access)

Transmission Mechanism.

Patent for a transmission mechanism "in which a minimum number of parts is employed and the working thereof is uniform, steady, and without lost motion" (lines 16-18). Additional benefits are "simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, and which is strong and durable and may be manufactured at small cost" (lines 21-24).
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Martinez, Norberto
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History