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Automobile-Indicator
Patent for an automobile indicator which shows the license number of the car and the state in which the license was issued. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 7, 1912
Creator:
Hoaker, John & Banks, William I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canopy For Beds, Couches, &C.
Patent for a new and useful canopy for beds, couches, and analogous furniture, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Owen, Peer M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clamp or Fastener for Wire Fences.
Patent for a new and improved clamp for wire fences. This design "is to make a device by which the horizontal rails of a wire fence may be conveniently fastened to the vertical stay-wires" (lines 12-15). It "consist[s] of the metallic disk or plate with the curved cross-groove and prongs to hold the horizontal rail and the perpendicular stay-wire, and the key" (lines 69-73).
Date:
June 7, 1892
Creator:
Rogers, Charles S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charger for Loading Revolvers.
Patent for a new and improved charger for revolvers. This design "consists of a cylindrical case of metal, pasteboard, or other suitable material, contrived with a centerpiece, by which a number of cartridges corresponding to the number of chambers in the cylinder of the fire-arm may be located in the charger suitably for being simultaneously entered at the points in the chambers of the cylinder and be discharged from the charger into the cylinder all at once to facilitate the loading of revolving fire-arms" (lines 8-17).
Date:
October 7, 1884
Creator:
Munch, John Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6873
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Validity of a contract for the collection of delinquent taxes in Bexar County
Date:
November 7, 1945
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-1154
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of Bexar County Hospital District, pursuant to Section 5(b) of Article 4494n, Vernon's Civil Statutes, to fund the operation of a clinic for the poor and indigent without assuming responsibility for control and supervision of such clinic.
Date:
June 7, 1972
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Kendall County, Block 14
Parent map for Kendall County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Suction and Force Pump
Patent for improvement in suction and force pumps, a pneumatic lift-and-force pump for raising water from wells.
Date:
October 7, 1913
Creator:
De Hymel, Franklin O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Kendall County, Block 13
Parent map for Kendall County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Kendall County, Index
Index map for Kendall County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:73,692.
Date:
January 7, 2011
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: July 1995 [Part 2]
City of San Antonio Monthly Board of Adjustment Report for July 1995, given by request to St. Mary's University of San Antonio.
Date:
August 7, 1995
Creator:
San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Machine.
Patent for Boring-Machine. Particularly a boring-machine for boring brush blanks, and can bore all of the necessary openings, both straight and at an angle, at a single operation.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Miller, Emma T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap.
Patent for a new and improved insect trap with a flanged pan, the mouth of which has an inclined surface. The insect trap is designed to be arranged directly over a burrow of ants, so that ants are directed to a bait pan.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Mosby, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for a new and useful wheel, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 7, 1898
Creator:
Millen, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vapor or Gas Generating Apparatus
Patent for vapor or gas generating apparatus. "This invention relates to an apparatus for generating vapor and gases from the air, earth, wood and other substances, for the treatment of internal and external diseases, the object of the invention being to provide a simple reliable, effective and economical apparatus whereby medical vapors or gases of various kinds may be rapidly and conveniently generated and used in the treatment and cure of various internal and external disorders" (lines 9-19). illustrations included.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Norwood, Walter Nathaniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack.
Patent for a new and useful lifting jack, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Luke, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel
Patent for vehicle wheels/tires and meant to improve upon current models that contain too many operating parts. Patent also contains improvements in performance of tires relating to expansion and contraction of the tires due to temperature.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Allan, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine
Patent for a vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 7, 1912
Creator:
Marshall, Harry Everett
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner. This hydrocarbon burner would embody a unique assemblage of component parts, whereby the liquid fuel is properly strained and vaporized, then air is admixed the the gaseous fuel or vapor. The mixture of air and vapor is discharged in a unique manner to support the flames. The construction is comparatively simple, compact and inexpensive in construction as well as being efficient and practical in operation.
Date:
September 7, 1915
Creator:
Von Hohenstein, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Cycle Frame
Patent for an improvement in motorcycle frames that enables the motor to hang in the frame so as not be injured from the jolting or jarring on a road.
Date:
September 7, 1915
Creator:
White, Edward Young
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
System of Irrigation
Patent for an irrigation system. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Von Hohenstein, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Nut-Locks" (lines 5-6). "This invention relates to improvements in nut locks. The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel and efficient device for locking a nut on the end of an axle shaft or the like" (lines 12-17).
Date:
December 7, 1915
Creator:
Best, Eben
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ties and Fasteners for Railway-Rails
Patent for improved ties and fastenings for securing and binding together railway rails.
Date:
December 7, 1920
Creator:
Caudle, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swab Holder
Patent for a swab holders. The invention is designed to be connected with a pump or piston rod for the purpose of lubrication. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Steinert, Bernhardt W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History