Buckle Fastening (open access)

Buckle Fastening

Patent for buckles fastenings. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Chapman, Eleanor Moore
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-1077 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-1077

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Payment by Dallas County of bond premiums for reserve deputy sheriffs and reserve deputy constables.
Date: October 25, 1977
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss. (open access)

Truss.

Patent for a new and improved truss. This design consists in "the body-band consisting of a front piece adapted to fit around the abdomen, and a wire attached to each end of said front piece, shaped to conform to the body and spread apart to receive and rest upon the hip-bone, and straps secured to the opposite ends of said wires for fastening the band in place" (lines 43-50).
Date: October 25, 1887
Creator: Davis, Andrew P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump or Motor (open access)

Pump or Motor

Patent for a pump or motor that has pistons that move with or are actuated by a fluid (related to Patent 1,101,329). This pump or motor is an improved design that is more effective in transmitting power to the pistons.
Date: October 25, 1921
Creator: Reaugh, Fran
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe Fastener (open access)

Shoe Fastener

Patent for a shoe fasteners in place of laces. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1904
Creator: Martin, Samuel Harmon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Culvert (open access)

Metallic Culvert

Patent for a metal culvert. Illustrations included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Harry, Owen K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Necktie Supporter (open access)

Necktie Supporter

Patent for necktie supporter. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Mayo, Junius B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History