Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a gate. This invention is "especially directed to gates which are adapted to swing downward form a vertical to a horizontal position and lie flush with the surface of the ground." (line 7-11) It is designed to allow the wheels of vehicles to move the gate. Illustrations included.
Date: July 14, 1903
Creator: Terry, Hiram
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Digger. (open access)

Shovel-Digger.

Patent for an improved shovel design.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: Landrum, Livy P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conservation Connect, Number 1, Fall 2014 (open access)

Conservation Connect, Number 1, Fall 2014

Annual magazine published by the High Plains Water District, discussing issues related to water usage and "highlight[ing] stories about water conservation practices and the people across the district that implemented them."
Date: Autumn 2014
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conservation Connect, Number 2, Fall 2015 (open access)

Conservation Connect, Number 2, Fall 2015

Annual magazine published by the High Plains Water District, discussing issues related to water usage and "highlight[ing] stories about water conservation practices and the people across the district that implemented them."
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conservation Connect, Number 5, Fall 2018 (open access)

Conservation Connect, Number 5, Fall 2018

Annual magazine published by the High Plains Water District, discussing issues related to water usage and "highlight[ing] stories about water conservation practices and the people across the district that implemented them."
Date: Autumn 2018
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roasting-Pan. (open access)

Roasting-Pan.

Patent for a self basting roasting pan. The pan includes an impaling tube upon which the roast is impaled and includes tubing to allow juices of the meat being cooked to be transferred upwardly and flow down over the meat.
Date: May 11, 1920
Creator: Holloway, Sarah Ann
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Molding-Machine (open access)

Molding-Machine

Patent for a molding machine. Illustrations included.
Date: August 22, 1911
Creator: Johnson, Jacob L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oven for Oil-Burners (open access)

Oven for Oil-Burners

Patent for "an oven especially suitable to be used in connection with what is known as 'crude oil' burners." (lines 10-12)
Date: November 24, 1903
Creator: Tucker, Holling G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for pump that allows for ease of maneuvering, via balanced operating mechanism; as well as ease of access and repacking, via a simpler valve.
Date: July 17, 1906
Creator: Terry, Hiram
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Division Block for Bailing Presses (open access)

Division Block for Bailing Presses

Patent for a division block for baling presses. Illustration included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Sprouls, Charles Edwin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Catch (open access)

Door Catch

Patent for a new door catch design with an improvement to its locking system for the purpose of reducing injuries caused by the slamming of doors.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Hughes, Stanley R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off (open access)

Cut-Off

Patent for a shut off for water supply tanks for cutting off the supply of water and preventing freezing. Illustrations included,
Date: March 26, 1912
Creator: Wood, William Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History