Full Text of the Game, Fish, and Oyster Laws of Texas, September 1913 (open access)

Full Text of the Game, Fish, and Oyster Laws of Texas, September 1913

Text of laws governing fishing and oyster culture, as well as regulation by the Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission. Index starts on page 73.
Date: September 1, 1913
Creator: Texas. Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861-1866 (open access)

Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861-1866

Book containing bibliographies for literature related to the involvement of states in the American Civil War, arranged by state and topic. It includes an appendix containing miscellaneous organizations beginning on page 929.
Date: 1913
Creator: United States. War Department. Library.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fuels Used in Texas (open access)

The Fuels Used in Texas

Report published in a scientific bulletin, describing the types of fuels used in Texas in 1913 as well as their value and consumption rates. Includes chapters on firewood, coal, manufactured gas, natural gas, different aspects of lignite, fuel oil, and comparing the different fuel types.
Date: December 22, 1913
Creator: Phillips, W. B. (William Battle), 1857-1918 & Worrell, S. H.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm. (open access)

Burglar-Alarm.

Patent for Buglar-Alarm. Adding protection to building windows.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Ogle, Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Applier. (open access)

Automatic Air-Brake Applier.

Patent for automatic air brake applier to release the air in the train pipe with a resultant application of the brakes upon a car wheel leaving the tracks, including illustration.
Date: December 16, 1913
Creator: Hall, Charles E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper Machine.

Patent for for the creation of a mechanism for the cotton chopper machine. The " provision of a cotton chopper machines comprising a wheel supported frame on which is arranged a particular form of revolving and reciprocating hoe mechanism." (lines 12-16)
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Penn, Joseph R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Wagon-Bodies. (open access)

Attachment for Wagon-Bodies.

Patent for a device that augments a wagon body with additional customizable bars for storing and transporting animals or supplies, including illustrations.
Date: July 13, 1913
Creator: Richbourg, Ben G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Circuit-Closing Device for Doors. (open access)

Circuit-Closing Device for Doors.

Patent for a device mounted within a door jamb that closes or breaks a circuit when the door is opened or closed, respectively. The electrical connection can be used to turn on lights when the door is opened and off when closed.
Date: November 4, 1913
Creator: Fitch, William Hubert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Wheel (open access)

Automobile Wheel

Patent for a type of wheel called a spring wheel, and will allow for simple and efficient means of producing a spoke, and eliminate the need for an inflated tire when attaching the spoke, including illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1913
Creator: Lewis, Alfred M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a wheel that uses tubes, springs, and cushions to absorb shock and creating a smoother ride for the passenger.
Date: November 11, 1913
Creator: Milam, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cabinets. (open access)

Attachment for Cabinets.

Patent for Attachment for Cabinets. An adjustable bracket that attaches to various pieces of cabinetry or furniture for supporting water basins for easy reach.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: Austin, W. E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cord-Adjuster for Electric Lights. (open access)

Cord-Adjuster for Electric Lights.

Patent for extending and retracting wires that are used to connect a light bulb to power and an illustration.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Pritchett, Ponder L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Badge. (open access)

Badge.

Patent for a badge that is to be pinned or worn upon the coat or other garment with the representation of the human eye that is capable of being winked or moved. The bade is to be used for advertising, humor or salutations, included illustration.
Date: December 30, 1913
Creator: Connor, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adding Machine (open access)

Adding Machine

Patent for a machine that adds numbers together using "key actuated accumulating wheels" to reach the desired sum, including illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1913
Creator: Moody, Jason B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Generator and Burner (open access)

Combined Generator and Burner

Letter from S. A. Christian to the United States Patent Office to propose an invention of new and useful improvements in combine generators and burners. This is to use with lighter hydro-carbons and adapted for services in stoves or any heat burner. The diagram showed the details of the blueprint of the device.
Date: May 16, 1913
Creator: S.A Christian
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Lathes. (open access)

Attachment for Lathes.

Patent for an improved attachment for lathes and (more specifically) as a cutting attachment for a jeweler's lathe.
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Norton, Walter S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Mason's Steel Trig. (open access)

Brick-Mason's Steel Trig.

Patent for brick mason's steel trig that is designed to hold a straight, horizontal line at the top of a brick wall.
Date: December 9, 1913
Creator: Lake, Clyde A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar. (open access)

Collar.

Patent for "collar for use in connection with draft animals to use the pulling effect of the load upon the shoulders of the animal" (lines 8-11) through a flexible construction, including illustrations.
Date: December 9, 1913
Creator: Kennedy, William G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Jack and Wrench. (open access)

Combined Jack and Wrench.

Patent for a combined jack and wrench. This patent focuses on a combined wagon jack and wrench, which acts as a wheel removing device.
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Gregory, Robert H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bumper for Log-Wagons. (open access)

Bumper for Log-Wagons.

Patent for an improved bumper for log wagons that is "mounted to roll on a wagon bolster and adapted to collapse below the carrying surface of the bolster" (lines 11-13); including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Jones, William F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells. (open access)

Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells.

Patent for an “apparatus for raising liquid from wells by means of a compressed fluid, such as air or other vapors or gas“ (lines 9-12). The apparatus leaves liquid from the well under normal pressure during hoisting or pumping, and allows for varying amounts of liquid to be extracted.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: McCall, Duncan D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet Harvesting Machine (open access)

Beet Harvesting Machine

Patent for a machine that will harvest beets with only two operatives and not made of "heavy construction." Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 13, 1914
Creator: Stone, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane. (open access)

Aeroplane.

Patent for an aeroplane which is a device that is able to travel through the air due its shape and the reaction from atmosphere and gravity.
Date: December 16, 1913
Creator: Hanna, John G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Cattle-Guard.

Patent for improvements on a cattle-guard used on railways. Improvements include a novel method of attaching the guard to rails.
Date: December 16, 1913
Creator: Solomon, George N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History