Hose-Nozzle (open access)

Hose-Nozzle

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in hose nozzles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 25, 1898
Creator: Schraubstadter, George E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ruler and Blotter (open access)

Combined Ruler and Blotter

Patent for a ruler that can also be used as a blotter. Illustrations included.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Muller, Frederick William, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Making Apparatus. (open access)

Ice-Making Apparatus.

Patent for an ice maker that more effectively handles the chemicals used to freeze water. Use of a more strategically placed condenser keeps steam and liquids separate.
Date: March 25, 1879
Creator: Lee, Charles B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for "a simple, safe, and practical coupling for cars, arranged to couple at one time as many cars as may be desired, and to operate automatically so as to avoid all necessity of going between the cars, and adapted to use the ordinary link and to couple with cars having a higher or lower draw bar than itself." (Lines 7-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 25, 1894
Creator: Elliott, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2012 (open access)

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2012

This document contains the appropriations and expenditures of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for the fiscal year ending on August 31, 2012.
Date: August 25, 2011
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2017 (open access)

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Operating Budget: 2017

Proposed budget for University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 25, 2016
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable Grater and Slicer. (open access)

Vegetable Grater and Slicer.

Patent for an improvement on vegetable graters or slicers. The design allows for more efficient cutting of the vegetables and allows for gravity to feed the vegetables through the slicer and avoiding injury to the operator. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Weitzel, Jacob F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Lace Fastener. (open access)

Shoe-Lace Fastener.

Patent for a shoelace fastener to hold the tongue of the shoe up and keep the laces tied.
Date: February 25, 1908
Creator: Nicholls, George H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pruning-Shears. (open access)

Pruning-Shears.

Patent for new and useful improvement to pruning shears, including illustrations.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Taylor, Samuel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Frog. (open access)

Railway-Frog.

Patent for "a frog for crossing rails at switches or railway-crossings" (lines 8-9).
Date: December 25, 1900
Creator: Barry, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie (open access)

Railroad Tie

Patent for a railroad tie. This invention is made of concrete and allows rails to be attached without the need of spikes. Illustration included.
Date: July 25, 1905
Creator: Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History