82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2310, Chapter 800 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2310, Chapter 800

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to appointment of bailiffs for the district courts in Comal, Hays, and Caldwell Counties.
Date: June 17, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Operated Lift Mechanism (open access)

Wheel-Operated Lift Mechanism

Patent for a wheel operated lift mechanism designed for agricultural implements with wheels which can raise the frame of the agricultural implement for easy access to the wheel. This tool is adjustable to raise or lower the frame for easy access to the wheel to disconnect it.
Date: May 17, 1921
Creator: Altgelt, Herman E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wardrobe (open access)

Wardrobe

Patent for a Wardrobe that is easy to assemble, dust proof and inexpensive construction
Date: June 17, 1913
Creator: Pape, Bruno L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saddle-Tree Fork. (open access)

Saddle-Tree Fork.

Patent for a new and improved saddle-tree fork. This design "strengthen[s] the iron fork by means of a bent wooden part" (lines 14-15). It also utilizes ribs running into and through the neck cavity, which strengthens the neck of the saddle, as when bearing the strain of a lasso.
Date: February 17, 1880
Creator: Mittendorf, Gustav Adolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Saddle (open access)

Harness-Saddle

Patent for a harness saddle that will always maintain its shape and will be comfortable for the animal, thus preventing sores from forming. Illustrations included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Homann, Alfred
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History