Collection
Serial/Series Title
2000 Census County Subdivision Block Map
65
7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
65
1990 Census County Block Map
63
2010 Census County Block Map
57
2010 Census P.L. 94-171 County Block Map
57
2000 Census County Block Map
56
Digital US Topo Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
44
Digital Raster Graphic Topographic Maps: 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
22
2007 Economic Census Map
10
Western United States 1:250,000
9
8 More
States
Counties
Decade
Month
Language
503 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
prev
Results:
481 - 503 of
503
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an improved wire-stretcher that tightens fence wire.
Date:
December 1, 1885
Creator:
Mullinax, Eli Stephens
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher.
Patent for a new and improved wire stretcher. This design is "for stretching and repairing wire, the combination of a main bar having a longitudinal slot, and having an upwardly-facing shoulder provided with a groove, a guide-block in the lower end of the slot, a shaft journaled in the sides of the slot and having a pinion within the slot and a ratchet handle at its outer end for revolving it, a spring pawl engaging the pinion, a cam-lever pivoted upon the upper end of the main bar and engaging the grooved shoulder with its cam end, [and] a rack-bar sliding in the lower end of the slot upon the guide-block" (lines 43-55).
Date:
May 4, 1886
Creator:
La Bauve, Odelon Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher.
Patent for a new and improved wire-stretcher. This design "has relation to that class of wire-stretchers in which a drum is journaled in a frame and is provided with a ratchet-wheel at one end, and in which a lever is pivoted in the frame, which engages the ratchet-wheel, serving to revolve it, and a pawl engages the ratchet-wheel, so as to prevent it from revolving backward, the frame being provided with a wire-clamp, and a rope or chain upon the drum being also provided with a wire-clamp, so that by revolving the drum one end of the wire may be drawn toward the end of another wire" (lines 25-37).
Date:
June 29, 1886
Creator:
Menefee, Stephen Austin & Mullinax, Eli Stephens
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for an insect destroyer for removing boll weevils and other insects from cotton or other crops.
Date:
April 7, 1908
Creator:
Ednall, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for an improvement to washing machines, in which "the novelty consists in allowing both cylinder and blades to be rotated or oscillated independently of each other." (Lines 17-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 5, 1875
Creator:
Starr, Henry D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Dish-Washing Machines.
Patent for a dish washer that allows dishes to be placed on shelves and rotated through a column of water. The machine can also be modified for washing clothing. It includes illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Starr, Henry Daniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prod-Pole
Patent for care of live stock and particularly the pod poles. This invention is to produce a pod designed to podding the animals when they are loading or unloading for the shipment.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Bishop, William P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Post-Hole Diggers
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in Post-Hole Diggers.
Date:
November 20, 1877
Creator:
Armstrong, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Animal-Traps.
Patent for an improvements in animal traps. It is similar to a hook and proper for mouse and rat.
Date:
June 10, 1879
Creator:
Milby, Frank Whitson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor
Patent for a tractor. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Miks, Ambrose
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger Head or Valve.
Patent for a plunger head or valve, which cannot come unscrewed accidentally while inside a pump.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Shutt, John E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for a seed feeder using a tube connected to a revolving cylinder at the bottom of the hopper to deposit the seeds into the earth, including illustration.
Date:
March 9, 1858
Creator:
Doss, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seeding-Machines.
Patent for the improvement of the seed-box so the seeds are properly distributed into the soil while preventing the seed from clogging the machine, including illustration.
Date:
August 24, 1858
Creator:
Keiper, D. B. & Fox, A. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasket
Patent for a gasket. Illustration included.
Date:
January 8, 1907
Creator:
Shutt, John E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Snap-Hook.
Patent for a snap-hook for general use that can be used for attaching whips, ropes, and similar things to saddles and harnesses. It is composed of a flat metal plate with screw holes, a hook that is secured to the edge of the plate, and a screw.
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
McDowell, Anthony B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filling-Box For Cotton-Presses.
Patent for a new and improved filling box for cotton presses, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 10, 1899
Creator:
Thorsen, Ole Andrias & Shutt, John Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine Attachment.
Patent for a sewing machine attachment "which can be used for the purpose of sharpening any instrument of small size - such as needles, scissors, knives, &c.;" (lines 11-13) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 11, 1891
Creator:
McDowell, Anthony B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Delivering Attachment for Silos.
Patent for a rotatable feed delivering frame attachment for silos. This eliminates the need to manually climb the silo to transfer ensilage.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
Scott, Stephen M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotatable Table.
Patent for a table that has a rotatable central section, on which food is placed. The table is useful in facilitating the access to food for those dining at the table.
Date:
October 28, 1913
Creator:
Bryant, Jesse M. & Lind, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Loop.
Patent for a new and improved harness loop. This design calls for two loops, one of which has a knob for perforated straps, with a single base in common. This eliminates the need for leather loops and for stitching leather straps.
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Owen, Abram
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pessary.
Patent for a ring pessary used as a female birth control device, including illustration.
Date:
February 22, 1859
Creator:
Wells, Francis, F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pessary.
Patent for an improved pessary, as an instrument to support for the uterus against prolapse, including illustration.
Date:
March 13, 1860
Creator:
Wells, Francis F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for a pump. Illustration included.
Date:
June 15, 1909
Creator:
Shuit, John E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History