Combined Hedge Trimmer and Mower. (open access)

Combined Hedge Trimmer and Mower.

Patent for a new and improved hedge trimmer and mower. This design "relates to certain new and useful improvements in that class of combined hedge-trimmers and mowers in which the side and top of a hedge are trimmed at the same time; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the frame-work, the driving mechanism or gearing, and the cutting devices or knives" (lines 10-17).
Date: February 14, 1882
Creator: Lattner, Jacob V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the standard, the supporting-arm secured thereon and consisting of a stationary member, a swinging member hinged thereto, a latch secured to the swinging member and engaging the stationary member, and the slotted arm secured to the stationary member and passing around the swinging member, and the dasher-rods supported by and between the members of said arms" (lines 18-27).
Date: October 14, 1890
Creator: Lancaster, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow-Disk Sharpener. (open access)

Harrow-Disk Sharpener.

Patent for a device that puts disk harrows back into working condition after becoming worn. The invention consists of a socket, frames, a rod with an end-bearing, a handle, and a sharpener.
Date: November 14, 1893
Creator: Ingle, Jacob Oden, Jr.; Stedman, Thomas R. & Lawson, Robert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Navarro County, Index

Index map for Navarro County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:121,797.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Navarro County, Block 12

Parent map for Navarro County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Navarro County, Block 2

Parent map for Navarro County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Navarro County, Block 5

Parent map for Navarro County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Navarro County, Block 11

Parent map for Navarro County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Navarro County, Block 1

Parent map for Navarro County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Navarro County, Block 6

Parent map for Navarro County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,000.
Date: December 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut lock, which holds securely in place and is inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Posey, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit or Vegetables Slicer (open access)

Fruit or Vegetables Slicer

Patent for a fruit or vegetable slicer.
Date: April 14, 1903
Creator: Lallement, Julius A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planting Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Planting Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for a planting attachment for cultivators. This attachment is designed to raise and lower equally to contours of the land. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1903
Creator: Benton, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Section-Harrow (open access)

Section-Harrow

Patent for a section harrow. Illustrations included
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Shankle, Grover C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Board. (open access)

Display-Board.

Patent for a display board for advertising and signage in stores.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Fitts, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Attracting Flies (open access)

Device for Attracting Flies

Patent for a fly trapper. Illustrations included.
Date: January 14, 1908
Creator: Sims, Benjamin W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Scraper (open access)

Wheel Scraper

Patent for a wheel-scraper, which can be used in connection with a planter, or other farm machinery, or vehicles.
Date: August 14, 1906
Creator: Davis, Edward & Dellinger, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2590, Chapter 1128 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2590, Chapter 1128

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the administration, powers, and duties of water districts.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street-Cleaning Machine (open access)

Street-Cleaning Machine

Patent for a street-cleaning machine that brushes the dirt into small piles and sucks the dirt piles into bags or receptacles for easy disposal.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Atkinson, Wiley F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History