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Corn Or Cotton Planter.
Patent for a new and useful corn or cotton planter, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Linam, John W. & Whitworth, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter
Patent for a corn or cotton planter that is simple, durable and low-cost.
Date:
November 19, 1901
Creator:
Ferriott, Charley L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Corn and Cotton Planter
Patent for an adapter to be added to corn and cotton planters to convert them from one to the other while still being fully functional.
Date:
November 22, 1892
Creator:
Knight, Thaddeus W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cuff Holder.
Patent for a new and improved cuff holder. This design "is chiefly to render cuffs hitherto buttoned to shirt-sleeves as readily attached or buttoned to coat-sleeves, in order that they may be removed from the wearer's person together with the coat to prevent the cuffs being soiled; and its object is also to avoid unbuttoning and buttoning cuffs to the shirt by means of the usual cuff-attaching buttons" (lines 24-32).
Date:
November 10, 1885
Creator:
Atkin, Samuel T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey, Williamson County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, agricultural methods and management, and morphology and genesis of soils in Williamson County, Texas.
Date:
November 1938
Creator:
Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry), 1903-; Bean, Arnold H., 1908-; Huckabee, J.W. (John Walter), 1912-; Smith, Leslie H. & Layton, M. H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Williamson County, Texas
Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, towns, schools, churches, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date:
November 1938
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report
Water plan for Region K describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, recommendations for water management for different suppliers and areas, drought response measures, and plan creation activities.
Date:
November 2015
Creator:
Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies and Appendices
Volume two of the water plan for Region K (Lower Colorado) describing water management strategies, drought response plans, the process of creating the plan and appendices with with related reports.
Date:
November 2015
Creator:
Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Changes in Groundwater Conditions in the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers, 1987-1997, for Portions of Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam, Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas
The purpose of this report is to update the Texas Water Development Board's Report 326, addressing groundwater problems in the study area related to unreliable supplies during short-term drought demands and long-term economic development.
Date:
November 1999
Creator:
Ridgeway, Cindy & Petrini, Harald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hutto Regional Wastewater Study
Report describing the results of a complete regional wastewater study of the Hutto, Texas area, with the participation of the City of Pflugerville, Jonah Water Special Utility District, Hutto Independent School District, Hutto Area Chamber of Commerce, Hutto Economic Development Corporation, and Williamson County. The study outlines existing infrastructure, population projections, wastewater flows and projections, treatment options, wastewater treatment plants, funding options, and other factors to plan for expansion through 2040.
Date:
November 2012
Creator:
K Friese & Associates, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, November, 2013
Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date:
November 2013
Creator:
Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Working Implement.
Patent for an invention that stretches fencing wire that is being nailed or stapled into a post. The implement is also used for twisted two wires together.
Date:
November 17, 1891
Creator:
Murphy, George Washington
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trunk Fastening.
Patent for a new and improved trunk-fastening. This design "consist[s] of a stationary block having a segmental groove in its under side, a stop at one end of said groove, an overlapping flange projecting from the outside bounding-rib of said groove, a rotary disk having a segmental extension, a flange projecting from the outer surface of said extension and adapted to enter said segmental groove, a circular flange projecting from the outside surface of the disk and fitting beneath the overlapping flange of the stationary block, said circular flange forming with the segmental flange" (lines 7-19).
Date:
November 18, 1890
Creator:
Hutton, Milton C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Invalid-Bed.
Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive bedstead meant for use by disabled people. "The hinged head section of the bed may be adjusted to any desired angle of elevation" (lines 14-16). The bed can be adjusted with little exertion. The parts can be easily removed and replaced.
Date:
November 28, 1893
Creator:
Ottinger, Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kneading Machine.
Patent for a new and improved kneading machine. This design consists in "the elevated upright rollers having grooves near their lower ends, of the tray or receptacle having the surrounding ring or track entering the said grooves of said rollers and supporting said tray in an elevated position" (lines 73-78).
Date:
November 23, 1886
Creator:
Hughes, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench, which can used "as a nut wrench or a pipe wrench" (lines 18-19).
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Aeschlimann, Adolph E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Work Clamp.
Patent for an improved work clamp. The inventor claimed that the clamp was meant to be universal, allowing for several clamped pieces of material to be secured simultaneously for welding or other joining methods. The tool was meant to facilitate complex construction in a variety of machinery repair facilities and markets.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Treuthardt, Arnold Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator For Clocks or Watches
Patent for an improvement to clocks or watches that will display an indicator when the timepiece needs to be re-wound.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Aeschlimann, Adolph E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Choppers.
Patent for "an improved machine for scraping, chopping, and cultivating corn and cotton" (lines 10-12) with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
November 14, 1876
Creator:
McCormick, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Or Switchboard Plug
Patent for a telephone or switchboard plug. "This invention relates to improvements in connecting plugs adapted to be used with spring jacks of telephone switchboards" (line 8-11). Illustrations included.
Date:
November 27, 1906
Creator:
Dozier, Alva Battie
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler.
Patent for a milk cooler meant to keep milk cool while it sets for cream raising. "The objects in view are to utilize the currents of air, cooling the same to the proper temperature by passing them over a body of water, bringing said currents in contact with the milk and in connection with it and the surrounding water cooling the milk" (lines 11-16).
Date:
November 7, 1893
Creator:
Blanton, Tillius B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter Attachment For Cultivators.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in corn and cotton planter attachments for cultivators, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 22, 1898
Creator:
Brock, Samuel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine
Patent for internal combustion engine.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Box, Walter
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky Plow.
Patent for a new and improved sulky-plow. This design represents an improvement in sulky plows due to its novel combination and arrangement of crank-axle, tongue, angular guide-braces, diagonal brace, and adjustable collars (lines 85-87). This novel arrangement results in a plow that is simple, durable, and inexpensive.
Date:
November 23, 1880
Creator:
McCormick, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History