Foraminifera of the Midway Formation in Texas (open access)

Foraminifera of the Midway Formation in Texas

Report published in a scientific bulletin, describing some foraminifera of the midway formation in the Mexia-Corsicana area.
Date: November 22, 1926
Creator: Plummer, Helen Jeanne
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Geology of Denton County (open access)

The Geology of Denton County

Book that discusses the geology of Denton County, Texas. Topics include the county's physiographic subdivisions, geologic formations, and economically valuable geological features.
Date: November 22, 1925
Creator: Winton, W. M. (Will McClain), 1885-1960
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Machine (open access)

Agricultural Machine

Patent for a tool to destroy weeds. This invention reuses several parts from farming tools.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Northcutt, John G. & Crawford, Miner
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dredge. (open access)

Dredge.

Patent for an excavating machine specifically designed for canal digging, that "is an improvement upon a patent granted to Charles S. Butterfield, March 13, 197 and numbered 1,219,371" (lines 10-13). This invention provides a means for firm and stable support of the excavating machine and allows the position of the machine to be easily changed as the work progresses.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Evans, Marvin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer and Method of Producing the Same. (open access)

Fertilizer and Method of Producing the Same.

Patent for a new and improved condensed fertilizer formula that can be easily transported and is stable enough to be stored without appreciable deterioration, resulting in cost savings.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Poynor, Camp, L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Trap (open access)

Oil Trap

Patent for improvements to floating oil traps. Floating oil traps are used to catch excess oil floating on top of refinery discharge canals. These improvements include increased flexibility, thus allowing the trap to move with the flow of the water.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Jones, Robert P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process for Converting Sodium Sulfate to Sodium Sulfid. (open access)

Process for Converting Sodium Sulfate to Sodium Sulfid.

Patent for converting sodium sulfate to sodium sulfid, it is a process conversion of chemical compounds sodium sulfate to sodium sulfid.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Anderson, Robert James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel. (open access)

Spring Wheel.

Patent for the improvement of spring wheels. It is to prevent the movement of a car's rim or hub when sharp turns are being made.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Livings, James Arthur
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock Feeder (open access)

Stock Feeder

Patent for stock feeder, for automatically feeding grain (or mill food) to stock (particularly hogs) with feeding troughs on opposite sides of oscillating storage hopper.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Dierks, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History