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Improvement in Wasing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Wasing-Machines.

Patent for improvements in washing machines.
Date: October 10, 1871
Creator: Lee, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table. (open access)

Table.

Patent for a new and improved table. This design "is to increase the utility of tables by providing them with drawers extending from side to side, that will open from either side of the table, and also providing the drawers with additional means of support that will enable them to contain articles of great weight without injury to the structure, and thus adapt the same for use in stores" (lines 10-18).
Date: October 13, 1885
Creator: Davis, James Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Journal Boxes. (open access)

Improvement in Car-Journal Boxes.

Patent for the improvement in car-journal boxes. This invention "relates to oil-boxes used upon journals of car-axles, the object being to prevent the lid from shaking off of the oil-stop or oil-packing surrounding the axle to be removed and replaced by a new one without removing the box from the journal."
Date: October 15, 1878
Creator: Alexander, Francis M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling (open access)

Car Coupling

Patent for a coupling mechanism for rail cars. Illustration included.
Date: October 31, 1905
Creator: Power, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beamless Brake Mechanism (open access)

Beamless Brake Mechanism

Patent for a beamless brake mechanism. Illustration included.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: McKiel, James B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a gate. This inventions is designed to be open without having to dismount from horseback or from a vehicle.
Date: October 13, 1903
Creator: Dansboe, Harry Rasmusson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scaffold (open access)

Scaffold

Patent for scaffold. This scaffold is designed to be carried on toggles allowing it to raise and lower.
Date: November 14, 1902
Creator: Cheves, Merrell Autry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Technical College Marshall Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2014 and 2015, Revised (open access)

Texas State Technical College Marshall Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2014 and 2015, Revised

Report submitted by Texas State Technical College Marshall to the Texas 83rd regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, and supporting documentation.
Date: October 16, 2012
Creator: Texas State Technical College Marshall
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Technical College Marshall Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2016 and 2017, Revised (open access)

Texas State Technical College Marshall Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2016 and 2017, Revised

Report submitted by Texas State Technical College Marshall to the Texas 84th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and supporting documentation.
Date: October 17, 2014
Creator: Texas State Technical College Marshall
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History