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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
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
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
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
Apparatus for Destroying Insects.
Patent for an apparatus used to kill insectects, particularly boll weevils on cotton blooms. The apparatus is attached to a wagon which is driven through a cotton field, and the device knocks off the boll weevil eggs and then suctions them into the device and destroys them by fire.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Morrow, James Morton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment.
Patent for the ability to attach one or more plows simply and inexpensively so users can customize their plowing methods as needed.
Date:
February 10, 1914
Creator:
Welch, Drew O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Word-Meter For Type-Writers.
Patent for various construction changes and improvements to current typewriters to make typewriting easier and more words to be typed.
Date:
February 1, 1914
Creator:
Winters, Warren B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Protector.
Patent for check-protectors that prevent unauthorized tampering with perforating rollers with springs and jaws.
Date:
March 13, 1917
Creator:
McCombs, Charles Cleveland
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door
Patent for a car door that has a lock that cooperates with the hangers on the door to cause them to bind the rollers against the track. The car door also provides a locking means for the levers on the door locking means which is "adapted to received the ordinary car seal" (line 22).
Date:
October 12, 1915
Creator:
Renner, Willie L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hamilton 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:
1918
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Granbury 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:
1918
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stephenville 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:
1910
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto 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:
1919
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto 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:
1911
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto 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:
1918
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stephenville 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:
1918
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade, Curtain, and Drapery Hanger.
Patent for a pair of adjustable and flexible bars and brackets to be modified with additional components (such as strips, screws, and nails) to accommodate any window or hangar length. The bars and brackets combination provide simple construction and removals of window shades, curtains, and drapes.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Rawls, Theophilus M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade Support
Patent for window shade supports; specifically adjustable curtains, draperies, and shade supports. This invention is to provide a device that is strong, durable, convenient, and functionally effective for the purposes intended.
Date:
July 7, 1913
Creator:
Hammers, Wendell P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Protector.
Patent for knee protectors that provide padding for the wearer when kneeling, attached by springs that allow for comfortable movement and easy donning.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Hooker, Rufus B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transposition Device for Electric Lines.
Patent for improving efficiency in transposing electric lines. Improvements include providing devices "which cannot be destroyed by bullets or rocks and other destructive agencies", providing devices "which will maintain the lines parallel with each other", and providing devices "so that no special tools will be necessary for linemen... only a pair of pliers."
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Neel, Guy W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Straightener
Patent for a wheel straightener that can straighten wheels without removing the tires.
Date:
September 24, 1912
Creator:
Ray, Carry S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Exterminator
Patent for a device exterminating boll weevils and other insects, which infest cotton and other crops. The device produces new means for producing fumigating gas, and its delivery mechanism. An improved driving mechanism for the device, which connects to a blower, is also part of the patent.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Rawls, Theophilus M. & Miller, Robert A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cotton-Seed Separator and Cleaner.
Patent for a pneumatic cotton seed separator and cleaner for removing dirt and foreign objects from the cotton seeds.
Date:
October 11, 1910
Creator:
McDonald, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manually-Operated Coal-Mining Machine.
Patent for manually mining coal and allows miners to cut coal close to the ground from an upright position, including illustrations.
Date:
July 8, 1919
Creator:
Jackson, Ed
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History