Bit Attachment (open access)

Bit Attachment

Patent for "improved means for stopping runaway horses and to arrange for mounting the same upon a harness-bit so as to be under the control of the driver for convenient and effective operation when required" (lines 8-13).
Date: April 30, 1901
Creator: Riley, Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Switch (open access)

Automatic Switch

Patent for an automatic switch for street railways.
Date: November 30, 1909
Creator: Godoy, Jose Ma
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cheese-Cutter (open access)

Cheese-Cutter

Patent for cheese cutter that features improvements which include guides for the knife, the box and cover, and the means for holding the cheese in place on a rotatable platform.
Date: December 30, 1902
Creator: Niggli, Emil
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Lift Pump (open access)

Air-Lift Pump

Patent for an air lift pump. Illustrations included.
Date: July 30, 1912
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H. & Underwood, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling (open access)

Car-Coupling

Patent for "a car-coupler which will be automatic in its operation in coupling the cars as they come together on the track, and at the same time to provide a positive uncoupling device which may be operated on any part of any of the cars, as well as by an engineer, when it is desired to uncouple the cars or a car from the engine" (lines 14-21).
Date: October 30, 1888
Creator: Carolan, Eugene P. & Lee, Patrick H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-184 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-184

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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Property subject to taxation for the benefit of Bexar County Hospital District and related questions.
Date: December 30, 1955
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-728 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-728

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The authority of the Commissioners' Court to issue time warrants to finance improvements at Bexar County Agricultural and Livestock Exhibition Building.
Date: November 30, 1948
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Candy-Wrapping Machine. (open access)

Candy-Wrapping Machine.

Patent for improvements to candy-wrapping machines, particularly for wrapping sticky candy.
Date: May 30, 1916
Creator: Gebhardt, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: November 1980 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: November 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: November 30, 1980
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: January 1982 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: January 1982

Monthly reports documenting San Antonio municipal board activities and city permitting for March 1984.
Date: January 30, 1982
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: September 1981 [Part 2] (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: September 1981 [Part 2]

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: September 30, 1981
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: October 1991 [Part 1] (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: October 1991 [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: October 30, 1991
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: August 1980 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: August 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: August 30, 1980
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Monthly Reports: July 1983 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: July 1983

Monthly reports documenting San Antonio municipal board activities and city permitting for July 1983.
Date: July 30, 1983
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bexar County Operating Budget: 1975 (open access)

Bexar County Operating Budget: 1975

Proposed budget for Bexar County, Texas outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: January 30, 1975
Creator: Bexar County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Plowshare (open access)

Rotary Plowshare

Patent for rotary plowshare that allows for improvements in plows. This detachable element rotates as it moves within the earth, pulverizing and disintegrating it while doing so. This rotary plowshare will accelerate cultivation and provide cost savings in time and labor.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Billingsley, Rennie E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a spring cushioned tire. The springs are positioned between the wheel ferry and the tread.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Allan, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lard-Extracting Machine. (open access)

Lard-Extracting Machine.

Patent for a machine by which lard, or other substance with a similar consistency, "may be extracted directly from the original shipping vessel, such as a barrel... so that the lard will be expelled though and delivered from a dispensing nozzle" (lines 18-23); including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 30, 1913
Creator: Paolucci, Henry E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in locks, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1899
Creator: Katzenberger, Oscar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Trimmer. (open access)

Lawn-Trimmer.

Patent for a new and useful lawn trimmer, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 30, 1900
Creator: Luke, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leaf-Turner. (open access)

Leaf-Turner.

Patent for a leaf turner for turning the pages of a book, which is connected to a treadle operated with the feet to change the pages.
Date: August 30, 1910
Creator: Berliner, Selma Ellis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hotel-Register And Advertising-Card Cabinet. (open access)

Hotel-Register And Advertising-Card Cabinet.

Patent for a new and useful hotel register and advertising card cabinet, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 30, 1900
Creator: Duncan, Selden
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pressing and Drying Garments. (open access)

Pressing and Drying Garments.

Patent for pressing and drying pantaloons and garments which includes a hollow form made of sheet metal that is closed steam-tight and uses a steam pipe inside to dry the garments.
Date: October 8, 1881
Creator: Wolf, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Printing-Press Gripper. (open access)

Printing-Press Gripper.

Patent for a device to grip paper being carried between the type bed, rotary platen, and delivery belts of a printing press.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Sadovsky, Nathan
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History