Apparatus for Condensing Flue-Dust. (open access)

Apparatus for Condensing Flue-Dust.

Patent for an apparatus for "condensing and saving the flue-dust passing with the waste gases through the chimney of lead-smelting furnaces." (Lines 9-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1889
Creator: Hizon, Hiram W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an airplane with improved steering capabilities and adjustments for atmospheric conditions.
Date: September 29, 1914
Creator: Canion, William G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 799, Chapter 225 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 799, Chapter 225

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
Date: May 29, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Device (open access)

Cleaning Device

Patent for a cleaning tool that attaches to the windshields of automobile windows to clean snow, rain, and dust. It is operated from the interior of the car and can be easily attached and removed. Includes illustrations.
Date: March 29, 1921
Creator: Rivers, Charles A. & Stuart, Francis B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lateral-Wear Reducer for Locomotives. (open access)

Lateral-Wear Reducer for Locomotives.

Patent for lateral wear reducer for locomotives that prevent or reduces wear on the train wheels.
Date: March 29, 1921
Creator: Paxton, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Still (open access)

Water Still

Patent for a water still. Illustration included.
Date: January 29, 1907
Creator: Nenninger, Oscar Alfred
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement (open access)

Mechanical Movement

Patent for the invention of certain improvements in mechanical movements.
Date: July 29, 1910
Creator: Campbell, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool-Handle (open access)

Tool-Handle

Patent for a tool handle for saws. Illustrations included.
Date: October 29, 1912
Creator: McDermid, Archie
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine. (open access)

Engine.

Patent for a rotary engine with a coupled rotary shaft and piston. This engine uses a lubricant for keeping parts of the engine cool, including illustrations.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Sheridan, Leslie M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for a rotary engine to be used as "a pump for liquids, as an air compressor, as a vacuum pump and for other purposes"(lines 10-12) including instructions for assembly and illustrations.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Sheridan, Leslie M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scraper And Regulator (open access)

Scraper And Regulator

Patent for a scraper and regulator. This invention is for use with making bricks of ice-cream from different kinds of ice-cream into suitable molds, Illustration included,
Date: January 29, 1907
Creator: Young, Joseph H. & Young, George B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sprinkling Device (open access)

Sprinkling Device

Patent for a lawn sprinkling device composed of multiple pipes that are configured into one self-sufficient structure. The discharge nozzle is angular and can be adjusted to point in different lawn areas.
Date: March 29, 1921
Creator: Gomez, Blas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Construction Car. (open access)

Railway-Construction Car.

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Construction Cars..." (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 29, 1892
Creator: Brown, Carver C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History