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Bottle-neck
Patent for "an improved neck for bottles and jars; and it consists, essentially, of a notch formed on each side of the cork to enable the fingers of the operator to obtain a firm grip thereon in order to extract same." (lines 8-12)
Date:
April 10, 1906
Creator:
Huffer, Tilghman A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press.
Patent for a bailing press used in the milling and processing of cotton.
Date:
January 10, 1882
Creator:
Ensinger, Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Grayson County, Block 23
Parent map for Grayson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date:
December 10, 2010
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Grayson County, Block 22
Parent map for Grayson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date:
December 10, 2010
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4683, Chapter 556
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
Date:
June 10, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2552, Chapter 384
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Canyon Falls Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax.
Date:
June 10, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Grayson County, Index
Index map for Grayson County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:92,115.
Date:
December 10, 2010
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Denton County, DFW 03-19-960]
Aerial photograph of a portion of Denton County, Texas showing roads, geography, and neighborhoods.
Date:
January 10, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Denton County, DFW 03-19-962]
Aerial photograph of a portion of Denton County, Texas showing roads, geography, and neighborhoods.
Date:
January 10, 1990
Creator:
Denton County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal offense.
Date:
June 10, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Breaker Or Reducer
Patent for a stalk breaker or reducer. Illustration included.
Date:
October 10, 1905
Creator:
Johnson, Robert L. & Robertson, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for an improvement to gates. This model consists of a gate mounted at the middle on a vertical post pivoted at top and bottom.
Date:
July 10, 1883
Creator:
Cope, Mason L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspension-Bridge.
Patent for a suspension-bridge “which will permit the main cable to expand and contract in different temperatures without materially affecting the principal parts and causing them to become displaced by reason of the slack of increased camber” (line 24-29, p.1), illustration is included.
Date:
February 10, 1891
Creator:
Runyon, Edwin Elijan
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeder for Cotton Presses.
Patent for a new and improved feeder for cotton presses. This design is "constructed with a receiving-box and a feed-box separated by a sliding plate attached to a follower secured to the piston-rod of a steam-cylinder, to adapt the said feeder to be interposed between a cotton-gin and a baling-press. The inlet and outlet valves of the steam-cylinder are connected by two pairs of connecting-rods with two levers, so that the movements of the piston can be readily controlled" (lines 19-28).
Date:
March 10, 1885
Creator:
Selz, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence.
Patent for a new and improved fence. This design "relates to that class of farm-fences embodying upright posts and suspended panels comprising rails and suspending-wires; and its object is to provide a simple and improved fence of this character wherein rails of any length may be used, in which but one suspending-wire to each panel is employed, in lieu of at both ends of the same, as commonly constructed, and in which one or more damaged posts may be replaced without interfering with the fence proper" (lines 8-18).
Date:
December 10, 1889
Creator:
Manry, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographer's Changing and Developing Box.
Patent for an apparatus that aids in changing and developing photographic plates. It is portable, convenient, easy to use, and safety.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
Snapp, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Fixture.
Patent for an improved method of hanging and supporting window shades. It consists of a bracket with overlapping portions that form a sleeve, lugs that hold a roller, and end pieces to cover the end of the bar in the sleeve.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
Snapp, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Brake for Elevators
Patent for lateral pawls to brake the elevator in the event of a cable brake.
Date:
March 10, 1911
Creator:
Mounts, Edison J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Distributer for Cotton Gin Feeders.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-gin distributor. This design consists in "the combination, with the casing having an upper vertical portion and chutes diverging from the lower end of the same, of an oscillating valve mounted in the said upper portion, the rotary fans or knockers mounted in the upper ends of said chutes, and mechanism for simultaneously operating said fans or knockers and valve" (lines 16-23).
Date:
December 10, 1889
Creator:
Williams, James Leonhard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History