Belt (open access)

Belt

Patent for an invention that relates to belts. The primary object of the invention is to provide a belt, which includes an outer casing having a buckle attached and a tab slidably positioned within one end of the outer casing for coaction.
Date: July 24, 1917
Creator: Hill, Ulysses H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Saba Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1917
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Grader. (open access)

Seed-Grader.

Patent for a machine which uses blasts of air to separate batches of commingled seeds or to sort one type of seed into groups according to size. Designed to be easily cleaned and repaired.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Leach, Grover C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Door Fastener (open access)

Car Door Fastener

Patent for fastener for sliding on rail cars
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Campbell, David W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtain and Shade Support. (open access)

Curtain and Shade Support.

Patent for a curtain device that allows for adjusting shades/curtains to different lengths or positions in order to fit the window they cover, without changing or damaging the window casing, curtain pole, or shade roller.
Date: July 24, 1917
Creator: Odell, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History