Hose Reel (open access)

Hose Reel

Patent for a hose reel that makes water easily available to the people in a building that has caught fire and is more easily maneuverable.
Date: August 24, 1920
Creator: Hamner, Edward M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for an improved pump valve designed for a pump for pumping oil from oil wells "which will not be affected by the fluid or gas pressure in the bore" (lines 17-18).
Date: September 30, 1919
Creator: Graf, Sydney H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor. (open access)

Tractor.

Patent is for a new and improved tractor design. Improvements to gear and axle design that enable the tractor to make narrower turns and to make power run from the engine to the gears without interfering with the steering mechanism.
Date: January 7, 1917
Creator: Hudgens, George Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Driving-Box. (open access)

Driving-Box.

Patent for improvements in locomotive driving-boxes aimed at eliminating the need to hold locomotives (trains) out of service for significant periods of time in order to repair solid driving boxes. Increased functionality is achieved by means of removable hub liner, deliverability of lubricant to various surfaces of the box and sections having slidable engagement with the hub face.
Date: December 31, 1918
Creator: Simmons, Arthur W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coach-Step. (open access)

Folding Coach-Step.

Patent for foldable steps for train cars, in particular passenger cars.
Date: April 16, 1917
Creator: Berry, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireplace Guard (open access)

Fireplace Guard

Patent for a fireplace guard. This fireplace guard is designed to prevent accidental fires.
Date: July 23, 1918
Creator: Haley, Ernest T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine Fan Belt Guard. (open access)

Engine Fan Belt Guard.

Patent for Engine Fan Belt Guards. This device helps the fan shift from slipping off mother vehicle engines.
Date: May 11, 1920
Creator: Brackett, Edward B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Chimney and Burner. (open access)

Lamp Chimney and Burner.

Patent for securely fastening the lamp chimney when it is placed on top of a burner to prevent the two from coming detached. Includes illustrations.
Date: December 24, 1918
Creator: Anderson, Laura
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a plow with "structure of improved strength and durability wherein means are provided for changing or adjusting the angularity of the plow stock" (lines 10-13) to make it "capable of plowing the soil deeper or shallower, as desired" (lines 16-17).
Date: October 22, 1918
Creator: Warren, John T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2282, Chapter 670 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2282, Chapter 670

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the dissolution of the Angelina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 and the territory of the Angelina County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer (open access)

Car-Replacer

Patent for a railway car replacer, which is used to derail vehicles as well as for, "restoring derailed railway vehicles to the track."
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Martin, Daniel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Apparatus. (open access)

Air-Brake Apparatus.

Patent for an improvement to the air brake which includes new types of valves.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Parker, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboard (open access)

Washboard

Patent for washboard that "is made for automatically moving, step by step, a cake of soap inclosed in a housing" (lines 9-11) against the cloths being washed and is "operated by the pressure exerted through the rubbing action upon a rubbing board associated with the device" (lines 22-24).
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Durden, Perrey Milton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Timber-Hook. (open access)

Timber-Hook.

Patent for an improved timber hook that is capable of automatically adjusting itself "according to the various lengths of logs" (lines 18-19).
Date: May 26, 1914
Creator: Martin, Daniel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Relief Valve and System for Motor or Other Driven Pumps. (open access)

Relief Valve and System for Motor or Other Driven Pumps.

Patent for "a new and useful Relief Valve and System for Motor or other Driven Pumps" (lines 5-7) as well as illustrations.
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Johnson, George Walter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rotatable Table, Book-Shelf, and Lamp-Support (open access)

Combined Rotatable Table, Book-Shelf, and Lamp-Support

Patent for Combined Rotatable Table, Book-Shelf, and Lamp-Support
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Trinkl, Sam D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Forming Device for Furnaces (open access)

Draft Forming Device for Furnaces

Patent for draft forming device for furnaces that uses steam to pass currents of air through furnaces
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Milner, J. D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridle Rod (open access)

Bridle Rod

Patent for a bridle rod that will be longitudinally adjustable for taking up the space that would be likely to occur between the switch points and the rails so that both of the switch points will, when the switch is operated, move to the proper position for presenting a smooth and even surface for the wheel flange of the railway rolling stock when the same pass over the switch.
Date: July 17, 1917
Creator: Mc Robertson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Radius-Rod. (open access)

Radius-Rod.

Patent for radius rod which will hold more effectively the front axle in alignment for steering purposes. This rod will not cause damage to the crank case, motor, or other connecting parts.
Date: June 19, 1917
Creator: Harpst, Frederick E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes

Appendices for the water plan for Region I (East Texas) including water management strategies, water needs, water conservation methods, species of concern in the area, financing methods, and related reports.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Conditions in Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties, Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Conditions in Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties, Texas

Report on groundwater conditions in Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties, Texas.
Date: March 1970
Creator: William F. Guyton & Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region I (East Texas) describing water sources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies for suppliers and counties, water conservation plans, drought response plans, financing of the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 38 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 38

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce on its receipt of five-star accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Date: April 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002:  Southeast Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Southeast Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Southeast Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: May 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History