Convertible Bed (open access)

Convertible Bed

Patent for a bed that can be converted from a sideboard or a table. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Bowdon, Viola G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for an attachment for a cotton cultivator that comprises of, among other objects, cotton chopper blades. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Patrick, Henry N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglass-Mounting (open access)

Eyeglass-Mounting

Patent for a mounting for eyeglasses to be fitted on the bridge of the nose. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Chappel, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furrow-Opener (open access)

Furrow-Opener

Patent for a spring-operated furrow opener which creates openings in the soil for the reception of a seed. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Pogue, Steward A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lever-Jack (open access)

Lever-Jack

Patent for a lever jack. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Dillon, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a nut lock to keep nuts and bolts fastened. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Zoll, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow which may also be used to adjust a cultivator shovel. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Wigley, William P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for a well pump. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: De Hymel, Leo Blake
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Support (open access)

Shaft-Support

Patent for a shaft support and anti-rattler for vehicle thills. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Stovall, Sidney P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper (open access)

Stalk-Chopper

Patent for a stalk chopper particularly designed for slicing cotton and corn stalks. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Canuteson, Alfred & Ringness, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Stem Clamp for Rotary Drilling-Machines (open access)

Drill-Stem Clamp for Rotary Drilling-Machines

Patent for a rotary well drilling stem clamp which reduces wear on the machine and can be used with different size drill stems.
Date: September 22, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pin-Box and Fastener. (open access)

Pin-Box and Fastener.

Patent for a pin box fastener, which holds the tape inside the box while allowing the pins to be withdrawn.
Date: September 22, 1908
Creator: Kimbler, Henry Randolphus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Brownsville sheet

Map displays soil types along with canals, lakes, rivers, swamps, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: August 22, 1908
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Brownsville Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Brownsville Area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Brownsville Area, Texas.
Date: August 22, 1908
Creator: Mangum, A. W. & Lee, Ora
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History