Swing Attachment for Cuspidors. (open access)

Swing Attachment for Cuspidors.

Patent for improved swing attachment for cuspidors in which “a cuspidor may be pivotally connected with a seat or equivalent support, held in horizontal position while connected, and rendered capable of being swung out from or beneath the seat and expeditiously and conveniently removed when necessary.” (Lines 11-17) Illustration is included.
Date: July 28, 1891
Creator: Horseman, Stephen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Curtain Clasp and Holder (open access)

Window Curtain Clasp and Holder

Patent for improvement in window curtain clasps and holders. It is a window curtain clasp used to secure drapes using a U shaped fixture.
Date: November 26, 1902
Creator: Murray, Rebecca F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
COTTON CHOPPER (open access)

COTTON CHOPPER

Patent for a simple arrangement to be drawn along a row of standing plants in order to chop or cut out the superfluous plants in the row.
Date: January 7, 1914
Creator: Charles Lomax
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Cooler (open access)

Water-Cooler

Patent for a water cooler that keeps the cooling ice separated from the water to be cooled by means of a receptacle that houses the ice.
Date: March 21, 1916
Creator: Williams, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Underwaist. (open access)

Underwaist.

Patent for an underwaist specifically designed for juveniles that provides for more comfortable supporting straps crossing the back and chest at the shoulders, extending to the leg to clasp the stockings with the purpose of holding them up, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Johnson, Ida Bassett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for improvements to sled cultivators.
Date: September 25, 1917
Creator: Howard, Quinton S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Sliding Doors and Windows (open access)

Holder for Sliding Doors and Windows

Patent for a clutch mechanism for sliding doors and windows that ensures the panel can be moved in both directions freely but will not disengage of it's own accord, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: Benson, Jarome F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for a device that can be easily attached to riding cultivators.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Starch, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flash-Eliminator. (open access)

Flash-Eliminator.

Patent for flash eliminators for machine guns that will "eliminate the flash which is co-incident with the firing of fire arms at night which allows location of a position weapon by the enemy." (lines 14-17)
Date: September 7, 1920
Creator: Moyers, Oscar C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6545 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6545

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: Compensation of the Sheriff of Crosby County the appointment of the deputy sheriffs and their compensation.
Date: April 27, 1945
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 1, June 1954 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 1, June 1954

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: June 1954
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 2, July 1954 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 2, July 1954

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: July 1954
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 3, August 1954 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 3, August 1954

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: August 1954
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 4, September 1954 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 4, September 1954

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: September 1954
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 5, October 1954 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 5, October 1954

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: October 1954
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 6, December 1954 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 6, December 1954

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: December 1954
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 7, January 1955 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 7, January 1955

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: January 1955
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 8, February 1955 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 8, February 1955

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: February 1955
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 9, March 1955 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 9, March 1955

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: March 1955
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 10, April 1955 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 10, April 1955

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: April 1955
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 11, May 1955 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 11, May 1955

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: May 1955
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 12, June 1955 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 1, Number 12, June 1955

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: June 1955
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 2, Number 1, July 1955 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 2, Number 1, July 1955

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: July 1955
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 2, Number 2, August 1955 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 2, Number 2, August 1955

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: August 1955
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History