Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures. (open access)

Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures.

Patent for an apparatus for building concrete structures that includes the method or process of erection.
Date: November 14, 1922
Creator: Sands, Edward E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction (open access)

Building Construction

Patent for building construction that is new and a useful improvement to sleeping porch construction.
Date: March 14, 1922
Creator: Trost, Henry Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Brazos County, November 1922

Cadastral map of Brazos County showing property ownership and natural features. Scale ca. 1:66,666.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 22, March 1922 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 22, March 1922

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: March 1922
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 33, May 1922 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 33, May 1922

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fish and Oyster Laws of Texas (open access)

The Fish and Oyster Laws of Texas

Text of laws governing fishing and oyster culture, as well as regulation by the Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission. Index starts on page 61.
Date: 1922
Creator: Texas. Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District Annual Report: 1992 (open access)

Edwards Underground Water District Annual Report: 1992

Annual report of the Edwards Underground Water District describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1922.
Date: December 16, 1922
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower Sharpener. (open access)

Lawn-Mower Sharpener.

Patent for a new device that improves lawn mower sharpeners, including illustrations. It is a detachable device that attaches directly to the lawn mower and sharpens the blades while in use.
Date: October 17, 1922
Creator: Lancaster, Edmund Banning
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Wheel Hub and Plate (open access)

Locomotive Wheel Hub and Plate

Patent for improvements to locomotive wheel hubs and plates with the purpose of "inhibiting adjustment of the plate beyond the safety point" (lines 20-21), including illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Lambert, Floyd D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knee Pad. (open access)

Knee Pad.

Patent for an improved knee pad, which provides better ventilation and cushioning to the knee, including illustrations.
Date: November 21, 1922
Creator: Rylander, Parrish H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Oil Dispenser (open access)

Lubricating Oil Dispenser

Patent for a lubricating oil dispenser designed specifically to dispense lubricants and similar liquids. Dispenser is formed with a transparent container tubes to show the customer the character of the liquid being dispensed.
Date: May 30, 1922
Creator: Fenaes, Alfred R. & Kennedy, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Tool. (open access)

Well-Drilling Tool.

Patent for a well-drilling tool adapted for use in a sticky shale or similar formations.
Date: January 31, 1922
Creator: Reed, Clarence E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer. (open access)

Insect Destroyer.

Patent for an wheeled vehicle mounted insect destroyer that brushes insects from plants and destroys them utilizing flames, includes illustrations.
Date: June 13, 1922
Creator: Franks, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for a small animal trap that prevents injury to the animal. When the animals step on the pedal inside the enclosure, a door is automatically dropped. The animal is trapped inside the enclosure.
Date: June 27, 1922
Creator: Dinkins, Earl T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traffic Signal. (open access)

Traffic Signal.

Patent for an illuminated turn signal attached to the frame of a car. The signal is shaped like a hand and can be raised or lowered by a lever behind the steering wheel.
Date: May 9, 1922
Creator: Jones, Theodoric
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hosiery Spat. (open access)

Hosiery Spat.

Patent for hosiery spat that provides feet and ankle "protection when fancy 'open work' or thin hosiery is worn." (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: von S.S. Blum, Elisa
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel (open access)

Hydraulic Swivel

Patent for a new and useful improvement in hydraulic swivels by simplifying the structure and making the device more efficient and reliable.
Date: March 7, 1922
Creator: Black, Lee J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Setting Device. (open access)

Staple-Setting Device.

Patent for a staple setting device. This invention sets staples in blind slats and sticks with a special reference to assist with the setting of staples for the purposes of both construction and repair.
Date: February 21, 1922
Creator: Chamberlain, Kit Carson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Classifier. (open access)

Hydraulic Classifier.

Patent for hydraulic classifier for the treatment of ore. The invention subjects settling solid particles to a secondary classification and prevent the contamination of the settling solids before they are discharged.
Date: March 21, 1922
Creator: Allen, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Regulating Device. (open access)

Speed-Regulating Device.

Patent for speed-regulating devices that gradually increase or decrease the speed of a driven member automatically. This invention is applicable to motion picture film devices to increase or decrease the speed of the reel.
Date: May 16, 1922
Creator: McNeel, William Pinkney
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark Plug. (open access)

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
Protective Runner for Cotton-Pickers' Sacks. (open access)

Protective Runner for Cotton-Pickers' Sacks.

Patent for a protective runner that protects the collection sack from being damaged as it is dragged. This design is meant to be quick and easy to attach and is shaped like a trough.
Date: November 14, 1922
Creator: Shipp, Charles E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy (open access)

Toy

Patent for improvements in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts used in building articulated toy snakes that mimic the animal's movement. The patent and illustrations describe the shapes of the toy's sections and the manner of their hinged connection to one another.
Date: September 19, 1922
Creator: Davis, William Theodore
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device (open access)

Measuring Device

Patent for improvements to the measuring device used to ascertain the depth of a well.
Date: May 23, 1922
Creator: Bevel, Jack H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History