Bat Roost (open access)

Bat Roost

Patent for a bat roost. Illustration included.
Date: March 1, 1910
Creator: Campbell, Charles A. R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool (open access)

Combination-Tool

Patent for improvements in combination-tools especially adapted for repairing rubber tires.
Date: January 1, 1901
Creator: Green, Samuel Milton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bung and Air Connection for Beer-Kegs, &c. (open access)

Bung and Air Connection for Beer-Kegs, &c.

Patent for improvements in bungs and air connections for beer-kegs by using a metallic bung which has an opening (a bung-hole), “and provided atone side with a passage, the passage being interiorly threaded at its outer end, an air-tube provided with a valve and having a swiveled member exteriorly threaded and engaging the threaded portion of the passage, and the cork or stopper arranged within the inner portion of the bung-hole and closing the inner end of the passage.” (Lines 116-123, p. 3) Illustration is included.
Date: January 1, 1901
Creator: Morawetz, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Condenser. (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Condenser.

Patent for a cotton cleaning and condensing machine for cleaning cotton lint and forming it into bats of standard size. Also equipped with a fire-safety mechanism that immediately turns off the machine.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Reagan, Edgar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baggage Check and Clasp. (open access)

Baggage Check and Clasp.

Patent for a new and improved baggage check and clasp. This design "consists in a novel construction and arrangement of a check, a direction-plate, and a clasp for securing said parts to an article of baggage" (lines 18-21).
Date: August 1, 1882
Creator: McLeary, James Harvey
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplings, and more especially to that part or portion of the mechanism usually termed 'link-lifters;' and the object of the invention is to provide means whereby the link can be lifted and caused to enter the draw-head of an approaching car by the operator when standing alongside the stationary car" (lines 7-14).
Date: April 1, 1890
Creator: Small, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Automobile-Top. (open access)

Automatic Automobile-Top.

Patent for an improvement on automatic automobile-tops. The primary objective is that when in inoperative positions, the actuated drum neatly appears as a weather proof roll. Another objective is to provide side curtains so that the vehicle may be closed on all sides.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: Montroy, Phiip A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Electric Advertising Sign (open access)

Automatic Electric Advertising Sign

Patent for an electronic sign that works by a conveyor-belt like band printed with advertisements being rotated, allowing the owner to show many advertisements while saving space.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Financial Model for the Edgewood Independent School District: Volume 2. FIMOD Program Users Manual (open access)

A Financial Model for the Edgewood Independent School District: Volume 2. FIMOD Program Users Manual

Part of a final report regarding a financial model meant to reflect various factors inherent in school system budgeting, generated through the use of a FORTRAN computer program, Financial Model (FIMOD). "This manual is designed to assist the user in the use of FIMOD. It contains comments with respect tot he program characteristics, input procedures, output reports, and program object time diagnostics. A sample problem is also included" (p. 1)
Date: March 1, 1971
Creator: Marshall, Marvin D. & Parr, Van B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Financial Model for the Edgewood Independent School District: Volume 1 (open access)

A Financial Model for the Edgewood Independent School District: Volume 1

Report on a study to design a mathematical model reflecting relationships among factors that affect economic planning for schools: "[This] final report presents the results of the critical analysis of data, the mathematical and statistical relationships among the variables, the computer program, the results of the consideration of a limited number of alternatives, and the results of an example scenario" (p. 4).
Date: March 1, 1971
Creator: Prevost, R. John; Benjamin, Arlin J. & Hawkins, Thomas E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Projection of Schools Plant Requirements: Northside Independent School District (open access)

Projection of Schools Plant Requirements: Northside Independent School District

Consultants report on projected enrollment numbers for the next four years and school additions needed to accommodate the projected growth in enrollment for the Northside Independent School District.
Date: June 1, 1967
Creator: Marmon and Mok Associates
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: January 1995 [Part 1] (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: January 1995 [Part 1]

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: February 1983 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: February 1983

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: March 1, 1983
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: March 1982 [Part 1] (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: March 1982 [Part 1]

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities. This set of reports includes information about permits and the Board of Adjustment & Historic Preservation for March 1982.
Date: April 1, 1982
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: July 1990 [Part 1] (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: July 1990 [Part 1]

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities. This set of reports includes information about meetings of the Boards of Adjustment & Historic Preservation for July 1990,.
Date: August 1, 1990
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: January 1991 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: January 1991

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: February 1, 1991
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: March 1983 [Part 1] (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: March 1983 [Part 1]

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: April 1, 1983
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: January 1993 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: January 1993

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: February 1, 1993
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: October 1990 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: October 1990

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: November 1, 1990
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: May 1882 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: May 1882

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: June 1, 1982
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: April 1982 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: April 1982

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: May 1, 1982
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: December 1980 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: December 1980

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: March 1993 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: March 1993

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: April 1, 1993
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: March 1991 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: March 1991

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: April 1, 1991
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History