Cooking Utensil. (open access)

Cooking Utensil.

Patent for cooking utensil designed for roasting coffee, popping corn, roasting meat, and other food by hand over a fire or flame by rotating. The device is made of metal and mesh, turns by cranking, and the length of the shaft is adjustable for stability.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Bogue, Robert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Jack (open access)

Pump Jack

Patent for an improved double-acting pump jack that will require less parts and external force to operate and maintain.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Lively, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for turning and clearing cotton.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Goodman, W. T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for cotton chopper that frees the plants from the "weeds and the soil thereabout cultivated in but a single operation" (lines 14-16).
Date: February 11, 1919
Creator: Goodman, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Angelo Formation [and] The Geology of Foard County (open access)

The San Angelo Formation [and] The Geology of Foard County

Two reports published in a scientific bulletin, describing the San Angelo Formation and the geology of Foard County.
Date: February 15, 1926
Creator: Christner, D. D. & Beede, J. W.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Reconnaissance For Oil Near Quanah, Hardeman County Texas (open access)

A Reconnaissance For Oil Near Quanah, Hardeman County Texas

This report documents the examination for oil in the vicinity of Quanah, Hardeman County Texas during the fall of 1914.
Date: October 9, 1915
Creator: Wegemann, Carroll H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooling and Disinfecting Device. (open access)

Cooling and Disinfecting Device.

Patent for improvements in fluid cooling and disinfecting devices. The primary object of improvements is "to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient device of this character which will be well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed."
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Womack, Samuel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved hand churn, that rests on any flat surface to create better support during use.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Trout, Ed T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Heading Knife. (open access)

Corn-Heading Knife.

Patent for a corn cutting knife that straps to the hand and protects the fingers for a more efficient harvesting of corn and maize.
Date: May 2, 1916
Creator: Buchanan, Lemuel O.; Maddox, John S.; Russell, James P. & Speers, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stop (open access)

Automatic Train-Stop

Patent for Automatic Train-Stops "particularly to a system operable in connection with well-known airbrake systems to apply the airbrakes, and shut off the power when an accident of a predetermined character occurs." (lines 10-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1916
Creator: Estes, Betram P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer (open access)

Car-Replacer

Patent for car replacer. It is an improvement to "what is called a 'frog' or a 'shoe'." The invention involves "two frogs or shoes which are used together" and are used "in such a way as to replace a car truck. . ." (Ledbetter)
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Ledbetter, Louis H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove (open access)

Stove

Patent for a more efficient and cost effective heating apparatus. The stove is designed for coal and similar fuel sources.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Hanna, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drag-Harrow. (open access)

Drag-Harrow.

Patent for an improved drag harrow for plowing soil. "The primary objective of the invention is to provide a soil pulverizer in which a rotary grinding action is produced by the drawing of the apparatus across the soil" (lines 10-13).
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Kramer, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Separator (open access)

Cotton-Separator

Patent for an apparatus for cleaning seed cotton and separating the dust and dirt therefrom prior to the ginning operation. The apparatus will have a perforated metal disk or wheel where cotton will readily slide off, instead of getting clogged. The separator wheel will have a smooth plane surface that will cause no injury to the cotton and the entire surface is freely exposed and unobstructed.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Hughes, James Y.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn that can produce butter in very short period of time with minimal effort.
Date: May 19, 1913
Creator: Hoefer, Charles Jr.; Belt, Marcus L. Jr. & Belt, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region B (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region B

Water plan for Region B describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation plans, drought response plans, the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Biggs & Mathews, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Trading Card: Texas Longhorn] (open access)

[Trading Card: Texas Longhorn]

Trading card issued as part of the Geocache Challenge program for Copper Breaks State Park, depicting a longhorn steer standing in a field. Information on the back of the card provides information about longhorns in Texas.
Date: 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interpretive Guide to: Copper Breaks State Park (open access)

Interpretive Guide to: Copper Breaks State Park

Pamphlet giving overview of geological history of the Copper Breaks state park from natural development through shut down of mining operation attempts.
Date: August 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Northwest Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Northwest Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Northwest Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copper Breaks State Park [Rack Card] (open access)

Copper Breaks State Park [Rack Card]

Card advertising Copper Breaks State Park with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date: August 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Copper Breaks State Park

Map of the Copper Breaks State Parks outlining hiking trails and highlighting activities, facilities, and other features such as bathrooms, lodgings, water/electric, etc. It also contains general information for the park and for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2008 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2008

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History