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BalingPress
Patent for the usefulness of baling press.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Woodward, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin Operated Vending Machine
Patent for a coin operated vending machine that is meant to be inexpensive and adapted to protect the items being vended, and to allow adjustment for coins of different denominations.
Date:
September 2, 1902
Creator:
Fender, John Brown
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a churn suspended on a pendulum.
Date:
October 20, 1903
Creator:
Fitzhugh, Cameron S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Atomizer.
Patent for an atomizer meant to distribute liquids, powders, and vapors. Its parts can be easily changed so it can be used in different situations, for cleaning, and to make its use more efficient.
Date:
October 2, 1894
Creator:
Rees, H. Clay
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Recording Apparatus for Vehicles.
Patent for an improved automatic passenger register and mileage recorder for vehicles that travel on rails. It consists of a roller that is actives by a time motor, a strip that the roller moves, a pressure roller, a pair of rollers that a record sheet is wound between, a mechanism that controls movements of the pair of rollers, electromagnets that are connected to the seats, armature levers that mark the electromagnets current, a bell crank lever that marks the moving record sheet, and a spring that supports the lever.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
Baade, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chair.
Patent for a new and improved knockdown chair. This design of a knockdown chair (a chair that isn't fully assembled until at its destination so that it may be collapsible, saving space until then) marks improvements over previous models. This design calls for side-rails that extend through the mortises and countersunk apertures so that the ends of the side-rails can expand in the countersinks.
Date:
October 19, 1880
Creator:
Creager, Frank A.W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke.
Patent for "a combined animal poke and halter of simple, inexpensive, and efficient construction whereby stock to which the device is applied are prevented from forcing through or throwing their weight against barbed and other wire fences, and also whereby a halter strap or chain may be readily applied thereto to provide for securing the stock in their stalls when stabled." (Lines 8-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 6, 1896
Creator:
Parker, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-400
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: May beer, as defined by Art. 667-1, V.P.C., be legally sold in Justice Precinct No. 5 of McLennan County, Texas?
Date:
October 7, 1947
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Actuating Mechanism
Patent for a churn actuated mechanism that is operated by means of a rocking chair.
Date:
October 9, 1914
Creator:
Jones, Erastus T. & Stanton, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Technical College Waco Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2014 and 2015, Revised
Report submitted by Texas State Technical College Waco to the Texas 83rd regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, and supporting documentation.
Date:
October 16, 2012
Creator:
Texas State Technical College Waco
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Technical College Waco Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2016 and 2017, Revised
Report submitted by Texas State Technical College Waco to the Texas 84th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and supporting documentation.
Date:
October 17, 2014
Creator:
Texas State Technical College Waco
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040
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Date:
October 2016
Creator:
Texas. Transportation Planning and Programming Division.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Geology and Mineral Resources of McLennan County
Report published in a scientific bulletin, describing the geology and mineral resources that reside in McLennan county.
Date:
October 23, 1923
Creator:
Adkins, W. S.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for lock that is stronger when locked due to its unique structure and requires special knowledge to use, making it more secure against intruders.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
McGill, Wisdom
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower Sharpener.
Patent for a new device that improves lawn mower sharpeners, including illustrations. It is a detachable device that attaches directly to the lawn mower and sharpens the blades while in use.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Lancaster, Edmund Banning
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Sash And Curtain Operating Mechanism
Patent for a window sash and curtain mechanism that works in tandem with electronic security systems. Sash/Curtains can be moved normally, but an alarm can be set to detect when the window itself is tampered with.
Date:
October 25, 1917
Creator:
Schwarz, Henry W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lint-Cotton Feeder
Patent for the collection of cotton, monitoring the amount of cotton lint being received, creating certain actions when those amounts are reached, including detailed instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 20, 1904
Creator:
Hague, James Arthur
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Body
Patent for wagon body which fits on many different types of running bodies, including illustrations.
Date:
October 1, 1901
Creator:
Winans, Myron L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vapor Bath Apparatus
Patent for a vapor-bath which improves upon the breathing apparatus.
Date:
October 15, 1901
Creator:
Garrett, Palmyra O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Strap-Protector and Buckle
Patent for improvements in strap-protector and buckle for harness in order for it to not become cracked or bent. Provides instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 21, 1879
Creator:
Padgitt, Tom
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows
Patent for improvements in the constuction of plows in order to obtain the "best" (line 50) results of "cleanness in furrow, lightness of draft, and facility afforded in constructin the plow" (line 51-52).
Date:
October 23, 1879
Creator:
Woodward, Lewis E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hot-Air, Steam, and Water-Gauge.
Patent for improvements in hot air, harmonic steam, and water gauges: "In this invention several tubes pass through the boiler, some under and some above the water, through which currents of air are induced by the heat of the water or steam surrounding them" (lines 8-9).
Date:
October 8, 1867
Creator:
Walker, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Attachment.
Patent for a lamp attachment that will decrease the likelihood of a lamp explosion and allow liquids to be heated over the lamp. The attachment has a top plate which prevents insects or other debris from igniting and falling into the lamp chimney, therefore decreasing the potential for a lamp explosion. The attachment also has a perforated cylinder that rests on top of the lamp chimney and can support a vessel for heating liquids.
Date:
October 31, 1911
Creator:
Lehmann, Hugo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Mounting Pictures.
Patent for the process of producing and mounting pictures at the highest quality and the lowest cost to provide "the appearance of the highest art" (lines 16-17).
Date:
October 30, 1900
Creator:
Cowan, Mark L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History