Roby 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: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anson 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: 1915
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper and cultivator which has adjustable cutters.
Date: June 18, 1912
Creator: Cain, James N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window-Scaffold (open access)

Adjustable Window-Scaffold

Patent for an adjustable window scaffold. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Wright, Scott W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Branding-Iron (open access)

Branding-Iron

Patent for a branding iron that expends less fuel than similar brands due to its combustion chamber that is able to better concentrate its heat towards the applied surface.
Date: December 26, 1911
Creator: Thurman, Lee Onadus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cattle-Guard and Halter. (open access)

Combined Cattle-Guard and Halter.

Patent for a combined cattle guard and halter, which prevents cattle from breaking through a fence while allowing them freedom of movement.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Owens, Delona D. & Steele, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn that is easy to use and efficient.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Huggins, Thompson A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Rail-Joint and Nut-Lock (open access)

Combination Rail-Joint and Nut-Lock

Patent for a combination rail joint and nut lock to hold railroad tracks in place.
Date: December 31, 1912
Creator: Iley, William A.; Money, Robert L. & Money, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink Fountain (open access)

Ink Fountain

Patent for an ink fountain. This invention is an improvement for the feeding of ink to platen presses. Illustration included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Raymond, Charles H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Exterminator (open access)

Insect Exterminator

Patent for removing boll weevils from cotton plants. The device brushes the weevils into the furrows where they are crushed. Illustration included.
Date: March 4, 1913
Creator: Scott, Earl Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tying Device for Hay Bales or Packages (open access)

Tying Device for Hay Bales or Packages

Patent for a tying mechanism for bales of hay and packages. Illustrations included.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Leavitt, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tying Device for Hay-Bales or Packages. (open access)

Tying Device for Hay-Bales or Packages.

Patent for an automatic tying device for hay bales, while they are going through a hay press.
Date: September 13, 1910
Creator: Leavitt, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stack-Pipe Protector. (open access)

Stack-Pipe Protector.

Patent for an adjustable stack pipe protector.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Huffman, Thadeus E. & Hammett, Isaac E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper. (open access)

Stalk-Chopper.

Patent for a stalk chopper, which attaches to a plow.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: King, Julian
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter Attachment for Sulky-Plows (open access)

Stalk-Cutter Attachment for Sulky-Plows

Patent for a stalk cutter attachment for sulky plows. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Huber, Frederick Konrad
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopping Device (open access)

Stalk-Chopping Device

Patent for a stalk chopping device that connects to plows allowing the stalks to be plowed under the soil and used as fertilizer.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: George, James B. & Stelzig, Oscar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle. (open access)

Puzzle.

Patent for a wire puzzle, where the user tries to free a ring from the inside of the wires.
Date: April 5, 1910
Creator: Hicks, Rufus Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pliers (open access)

Pliers

Patent for a pair of pliers. Illustrations included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Uhrnell, Carl A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Waver (open access)

Hair-Waver

Patent for a hair waver. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: McIlveene, Mineola
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweep Attachment. (open access)

Sweep Attachment.

Patent for a sweep attachment that connects to a cultivator for plowing cotton.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Lundell, John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guard-Rail. (open access)

Guard-Rail.

Patent for a guard rail clamp for railroad tracks that does not require the use of bolts going through the rail or spacing blocks.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Simmons, Oscar C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Equalizer for Pump Rods (open access)

Equalizer for Pump Rods

Patent for an equalizer for pump rods. This invention is designed to "assist in elevating the column of water in a pump, is designed to sustain the pump rod in its fixed position" (line 11-14). Illustration included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Johnson, Robert H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow (open access)

Harrow

Patent for improvement for harrows, "which may be adjusted so as to spread them apart or bring the same close together." (lines 15-17) The adjustable frame of the harrow allows the device to be used for different purposes of cultivation.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Robbins, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Car Coupling. (open access)

Railway-Car Coupling.

Patent for a railway car coupling.
Date: August 29, 1911
Creator: Rich, Sion D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History