Knockdown and Portable Frame and Hoist. (open access)

Knockdown and Portable Frame and Hoist.

Patent for a knockdown and portable frame and hoist as a combined structure for "easy and convenient transportation" (line 19).
Date: February 19, 1918
Creator: Shook, Jessie Alonzo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rake. (open access)

Rake.

Patent for "a rake in which the rake fingers are capable of being lifted from contact with the ground and moveable independently rearwardly extending fingers, which are positioned between the rake fingers for the purpose of cleaning the rake" (lines 10-15).
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Phillips, William C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber for Bicycles and Motor Cycles. (open access)

Shock Absorber for Bicycles and Motor Cycles.

Patent for "invention...to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive device adapted to be readily applied to motorcycles and bicycles and capable of absorbing the shocks and jars and increasing the life of a bicycle or motorcycle and of enabling the engine of the latter to run smoother and at the expenditure of less power" (lines 15-23) including illustrations and instructions.
Date: August 13, 1918
Creator: Newberry, Roy D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas (open access)

Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas

Report on
Date: July 1979
Creator: Walker, Loyd E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Chopping or Cutting Roller (open access)

Stalk Chopping or Cutting Roller

Patent for a stalk chopper or cutting roller that includes revolving radial arms. The multiple arms form a cylindrical figure, the arms project radially, "from the opposite ends of the tubular member," and they have angular ends.
Date: February 14, 1915
Creator: Luttrell, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines. (open access)

Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines.

Patent for a fan attachment for a sewing machine which attaches to the foot pedal so that when the pedal is operated, the fan is activated, including illustrations.
Date: January 19, 1915
Creator: Luttrell, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment. (open access)

Fan Attachment.

Patent for providing "auxiliary fan blades attachable to a fan having permanent blades whereby to increase the fan surface, by attaching the auxiliary blades, or reducing the fan surface to its normal area by detaching the auxiliary blades" (lines 10-15). Its "intended for use in connection with the fan employed on the Ford car, although not limited to this particular use" (lines 16-19), including illustrations.
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: Goss, Charles E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Table (open access)

Folding Table

Patent for an improved folding table design, including illustrations.
Date: June 10, 1913
Creator: Richardson, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices

Appendices of the water plan for Region F including cost estimates, water management strategies, comments and answers related to the plan, survey results, drought triggers, and related reports.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region F describing water supply locations and suppliers, the general state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: West Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: West Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the West Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The West Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The West Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the West Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: May 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buckle Connection. (open access)

Buckle Connection.

Patent for a new buckle connection design "which is peculiarly adaptable to harness" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Savage, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compound Tool. (open access)

Compound Tool.

Patent for a compound tool that is related to pliers.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: Modrall, Don A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Culinary Time-Indicator (open access)

Culinary Time-Indicator

Patent for a culinary time indicator. This invention is designed to be immersed in cooking liquid that rings a bell when said liquid reaches a desired heat level. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Wolfe, Samuel Section; Bradley, John & Bradley, Mary D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weight Motor (open access)

Weight Motor

Patent for a weight motor. This invention is meant for the use of driving fans to circulate rooms. This "invention refers to the winding mechanism wherein a drum on which the cord is wound and the first gear wheel are independently rotatable in one direction on the winding shaft, the latter having keyed thereon two ratchet wheels which engage respectively, pawls on the drum and on the gear wheel" (line 13-20). Illustration included.
Date: March 24, 1908
Creator: Rackley, John Clavin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a vehicle wheel that imitates a pneumatic tire.
Date: October 24, 1911
Creator: Goss, Charles E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Incubator (open access)

Incubator

Patent for an egg incubator. Illustrations included.
Date: November 1, 1904
Creator: Goss, Charles Edward & Goss, George Wilson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Millstone (open access)

Millstone

Patent for a millstone. Illustration included.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Durham, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Rod Coupling (open access)

Pump Rod Coupling

Patent for pump rod coupling. This invention is designed to couple adjacent ends of pistons or pumps. Illustration included.
Date: March 19, 1907
Creator: Fletcher, Homer M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for improvements in nut-locks by using a locking attachment; “the attachment comprises, essentially, a shouldered pin adapted to underlie the lower surface of the nut, adjacent one of the corners thereof, and project into suitably-formed receiving-apertures in the surface of the member to be clamped or in a washer designed to be employed between said member and the nut.” (Lines 15-22) Illustration is included.
Date: July 8, 1902
Creator: Popplewell, Felix King
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gearing. (open access)

Gearing.

Patent for a gearing that is designed to improve the construction and power obtained from machines utilizing horse powers.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: McLendon, Andrew J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manual Motor for Churns (open access)

Manual Motor for Churns

Patent for a manual motor for churns. The invention is to "provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one of great strength and durability capable of enabling a churndasher to be rapidly reciprocated, whereby butter is quickly produced" (line 11-16) illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Faubion, Thomas Daniel Arnold
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scale-Supporting Frame. (open access)

Scale-Supporting Frame.

Patent for a scale supporting frame specifically for the weighing of cotton in the field including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Richardson, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History