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Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which can operate in uneven soil and attaches to a cultivator.
Date:
July 28, 1908
Creator:
Allen, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 17, 1905
Creator:
Coldiron, George Gipson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clamp
Patent for a clamp for well tubes that can be used to remove the tubes for repair.
Date:
August 13, 1912
Creator:
Maxwell, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cook-Stove.
Patent for "improvements in cook stoves or ranges; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple construction in which two oven-chambers are employed, arranged one above the other in the same vertical plane, and in which the draft and products of combustion are caused to circulate beneath, around one end, and above each of the oven-chambers to thoroughly heat the same." (lines 7-16).
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Turbeville, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back-Brace
Patent for improvement on back braces, specifically to improve the performances of people who repeatedly stoop for their jobs. The back brace aims to relieve the stress on back muscles.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Thornton, Henry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Dumping Cage
Patent for a new and improved automatic dumping cage. This invention is to "use in the shafts of coal and other mines"(line 9-10).
Date:
November 30, 1897
Creator:
Gordon, William K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Governor
Patent for an air brake governor improvement that regulates the pressure of fluid or air in the braking system as to prevent it from braking with too much pressure.
Date:
July 10, 1906
Creator:
Williams, Leonard F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scissors or Shears.
Patent for scissors or shears which open automatically due to a central, coiled spring.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Allison, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Educational Chart, Drawing Board, and Writing-Desk
Patent for a piece of furniture that can act as an educational chart, drawing board, or a writing desk. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 26, 1907
Creator:
Henderson, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Retainer
Patent for a buggy top retainer designed to keep the top of a buggy stable as it is driving over rough terrain. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 23, 1908
Creator:
Allison, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney Holder
Patent for chimney holder. This design is a "means for holding a chimney upon a burner of any kind for the purpose of preventing the accidental tilting of the chimney" (lines 11-13). Illustrations included.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Elkins, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design "provide[s] a cheap, durable, and easily-operated motor for dash-churns, and one the length of stroke of which can be varied to suit the size of the churn and the quality of the cream to be churned. [The] invention consists of a dash-lever, connecting-rod, crank and pulley shaft, and large drive-wheel, the dash-lever being made adjustable as to its length of stroke" (lines 7-15).
Date:
March 14, 1882
Creator:
Blackstock, John Lafayett
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Vehicle-Brakes.
Patent for "an extension-handle for the manipulating-levers of vehicle-brakes" (lines 9-10). This invention was designed especially for vehicles with extra side-boards, so the brakes can be employed as conveniently as possible while the driver would normally have a hard time reaching the brake-lever.
Date:
February 2, 1897
Creator:
Edwards, Joshua H. & Edwards, Willie W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Break
Patent for an automatic break that can be applied automatically when going down any kind of hill and would dissengage whenever the vehicle drives on a flat road or up a hill.
Date:
November 29, 1892
Creator:
McKee, James A. & Hatchett, Pink C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap
Patent for an ant trap,with illustrations. Purpose of the invention was to be efficient more efficient in both cost and use in comparison to other ant traps being sold at the time.
Date:
July 30, 1889
Creator:
Davis, Edwin E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band Cutter and Feeder for Thrashers.
Patent for a new and improved feeder and band cutter for thrashers. This design consists "[i]n a band-cutter for a thrasher, the combination with the main frame, main shaft, platforms, and mechanism adapted and arranged to cut the bands, of the crank, rod, oscillating shaft provided with the crank arms . . . reciprocating rod, and depending rod" (lines 38-44).
Date:
March 31, 1885
Creator:
Cook, Emmanuel Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn Dasher.
Patent for a new and improved churn dasher. This design, "[a]s an article of manufacture, [consists in] the conical or concavo-convex churn dasher having a circular rim, the air cups or cells, the arms, and the raised nave or center portion, all of concavo-convex shape in their transverse sections" (lines 28-33).
Date:
May 5, 1885
Creator:
Hale, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot and Shoe Box.
Patent for a new and improved shoe box. This design "has relation to store-boxes for boots and shoes, designed to open automatically when drawn forward, and to close automatically when pushed back into place on the shelf or on the floor; and the invention consists in the construction and novel arrangement of a swinging hanger pivoted to a bearing above the box, and a slideway secured to the cover, which is hinged to the back of the box" (lines 18-27).
Date:
July 22, 1884
Creator:
Cook, Emmanuel T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot and Shoe Box.
Patent for a new and improved box for boots and shoes. This design is "to be arranged beneath the counter, between the guide-strips upon the floor, and mounted on wheels, and provided with mechanism connected to the hinged lids of the boxes to raise the lid as the box is pulled out, and to close it when the box is pushed back to place again. This may be accomplished in several ways" (lines 26-33).
Date:
November 20, 1883
Creator:
Cook, Emmanuel Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 30
Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating Dublin as the official Irish Capital of Texas.
Date:
June 18, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 495, Chapter 1198
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the student enrollment required for the operation of Texas A&M University--Central Texas as an independent general academic teaching institution.
Date:
June 18, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-1172
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a sheriff to impose a $20 fee on an inmate who is released on bond (RQ-1944)
Date:
May 2, 1990
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Legal effects of groundwater conservation district election held in Bosque, Comanche, and Erath counties (RQ-0557-JC)
Date:
December 17, 2002
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
2000 Census County Block Map: Hamilton County, Block 1
Parent map for Hamilton County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:24,000.
Date:
2000
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History