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Soil map, Wichita County, Texas
Map displays soil types along with ranches, experiment sub-stations, fair grounds, towns, schools, churches, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date:
1929
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey, Wichita County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, irrigation, and alkali of Wichita County, Texas.
Date:
1929
Creator:
Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Strike, W. W. (Wendell William); Geib, H. V. (Horace Valentine) & Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beaver Creek Quadrangle
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 1:31680
Date:
1920
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal.
Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Squier, William Ernest
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter
Patent for a carburetor. This carburetor is designed to be used with crude oil, and to be easily constructed and operated.
Date:
September 6, 1921
Creator:
Walker, Sanders
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Binding Attachment for Baling-Presses.
Patent for bale binding devices that takes wire from spools and binds each bale and then twists the ends of the bale so they hold their shape.
Date:
August 3, 1920
Creator:
Leavitt, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Measuring Device
Patent for a device that determines the amount of liquid (particularly gasoline and oil) that flows from its glass container with the end of facilitating the exchange of goods, including illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Meredith, John Dewitt
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark Plug.
Patent for a spark plug with the capacity to afford an intense spark, prevent leakage of current, and to preclude fouling of the plug in carbon.
Date:
October 24, 1922
Creator:
Bronson, Fred L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Locomotive-Valve-Seating Machine.
Patent for improvements to valve-seating machines that allows for them to be constructed simply.
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Mooney, James J. & Bennet, Richard E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Threading Apparatus For Pipes.
Patent for improvements of the threading apparatus for pipes through a simple attachment to automobiles wheels. Illustrated figures with descriptions are presented to easily show the ways in which the device attaches and is used.
Date:
December 28, 1920
Creator:
Adkins, Otto O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Aeroplane.
Patent for a new and improved toy airplane to be propelled by the feet and steered by the child seated inside, including illustrations. It "is relatively simple and inexpensive to produce, while also being able to withstand considerable rough handling" (lines 26-28).
Date:
March 15, 1921
Creator:
Paul, Leon R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for improvements to pumps in working barrels, packing, and packing chambers, the purpose of which is to eliminate easily worn parts and improve the efficiency of these pumps, including illustrations.
Date:
November 28, 1922
Creator:
Kerr, Michael A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press.
Patent for the improvement of hay presses used for forming tightly-compressed hay bales. Improvements include the provision of, "a hand or power operated hay press which may be operated to cause a great pressure to be exerted on the hay or other material being pressed, with a minimum exertion on power means" (lines 12-16). The invention of simple and durable construction with minimal parts reducing need for repair.
Date:
November 9, 1920
Creator:
Powell, Walter E. & Powell, Rosa E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck.
Patent for an improved truck in which the load can be moved to be easily loaded or unloaded by one person, including illustrations.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Ortgier, Walter C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction Device.
Patent for a traction device to be attached to the wheels of a motor vehicle to provide greater traction than the treads of the wheels. The traction device is meant to attach to and detach from the wheels as needed and to be adjustable to the dimensions of the wheels and their treads.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Houston, Hugh Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Tongs
Patent for an improvement on the existing design of pipe tongs, the improvement will allow for one individual to hold the tongs, adjust the size around the pipes, and screw or unscrew the pipe alone. Previous designs required two or three individuals.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Hill, Richard Dennie
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator
Patent for improvements for vacuum refrigerators such that cold air circulation and heat exclusion are improved, including illustrations.
Date:
June 27, 1922
Creator:
Knutson, William K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Battery
Patent for an electric battery. This battery is designed to be more efficient and run for a longer time, without adding water.
Date:
October 24, 1922
Creator:
Holmes, Frank M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Pulling Apparatus.
Patent for an apparatus to more easily and more economically remove well-casings from the ground when an oil well is no longer in use.
Date:
November 29, 1921
Creator:
Wilson, John Hart
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Counter.
Patent for improvements to store counters that can be easily constructed in whatever form fits the user.
Date:
July 18, 1922
Creator:
Jones, Laurence E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring and Threading Tool.
Patent for an inexpensive, efficient boring and threading tool that "will enable a smooth and even surface to be produced with a minimum of skill on the part of the operator" (lines 18-21).
Date:
June 21, 1921
Creator:
Wells, Daniel Doolittle
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calk Attachment For Horseshoes
Patent for new and useful improvements in calk attachments for horseshoes. The objective is to provide detachable means applicable to the conventional types of shoe without any modifications.
Date:
March 29, 1921
Creator:
Douglas, John Davies
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench.
Patent for a well drill wrench that improves upon William Ellinger's patent 1,327,379, issued January 6, 1920. This improvement eliminates friction between the rotatable and stationary parts of the wrench and ensures that the rotatable part is fully supported during its entire rotation, "as when screwing or unscrewing the drill bit" (lines 109-110).
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Ellinger, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Structure
Patent for valve improvements in controlling the flow of fluids under high pressure.
Date:
August 30, 1921
Creator:
Anderson, Jalmer
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History