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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
Cotton Cleaner and Feeder
Patent for improvements to cotton cleaners and feeders, including illustrations
Date:
June 19, 1900
Creator:
Seifert, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an automatic butter churn with illustrations.
Date:
January 28, 1902
Creator:
Fitzhugh, James, S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cartridge for Guns.
Patent for "a projectile having an elliptical cross-section and slight longitadinal twist for use in guns provided with a corresponding bore." (lines 8-11), including description and illustrations.
Date:
September 24, 1901
Creator:
Cole, William F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back Spacing Attachment for Type Writing Machines
Patent for an attachment to provide type writing machines with back space. Illustration included.
Date:
July 19, 1904
Creator:
Parker, William A.
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
Combination Tool
Patent for a combination tool. Illustration included.
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Barry, Jefferson D.; Wise, Daniel; Dehn, Frederick D. & Crossland, Mortimer L.
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
Buttonhole Cutter or Shears.
Patent for a buttonhole cutter or shears, which has an adjustable stop for creating buttonholes of different sizes.
Date:
March 17, 1908
Creator:
Barr, George T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Kindler
Patent for an automatic fire kindler which can be put on a timer and start a fire in a stove with a bundle of matches inserted into the device ahead of time.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Bates, Samuel F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Copy-Holder.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in copy holders, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 27, 1900
Creator:
Scarborough, George Moore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Touch-Regulating and Mute Attachment for Pianos
Patent for combined touch regulating and mute attachment for pianos.
Date:
December 16, 1902
Creator:
Harriss, Langdon & Kendall, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition Fuel
Patent for "a new and useful improvement in composition fuel, the object being to produce fuel in compact form which will burn quickly, rapidly generating an intense heat, and leaving but a small quantity of a residue or ash" (lines 10-15).
Date:
January 15, 1901
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for improving the baling press in which a rectangular bale of hay is formed. Compared to the traditional press the lever movement is circular and continuous.
Date:
January 2, 1906
Creator:
White, Edgar Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
GATE
Patent for a Gate. "My invention is an improved gate adapted for use as a farm-gate and for other uses." (lines 11-12) and illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
BRUCE, ROBERT A
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bee-Gum
Patent for a bee hive which has multiple compartments which the bees can travel through and, when keeper wants to remove honey all the bees can be sent into one compartment to avoid the danger of being stung. It also has ventilation and rain protection.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Caperton, William Elson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arch-Bar for Cultivators
Patent for arch bar for cultivators that connects the respective cultivator rigs together.
Date:
January 27, 1903
Creator:
Sullins, Cale M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of the Waco Area, Texas
Text describes the Waco area lying in McLennan and Bosque Counties in Texas. Included are location and boundaries of the area, history of settlement and agricultural development, climate, physiography and geology, soils, agricultural methods, and agricultural conditions.
Date:
1906
Creator:
Mangum, A. W. & Carr, Manley Earl
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Texas, Waco sheet
Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, rock outcrops, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date:
1906
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gatesville Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1906
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Temple Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1906
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a nut and pipe wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 7, 1908
Creator:
Barr, George T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wave-Motor.
Patent for a new and useful wave motor, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 27, 1900
Creator:
Walker, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Display and Advertising Device
Patent for Window Display and Advertising Device including platform with rotating parts, including illusrations.
Date:
August 21, 1900
Creator:
Moorefield, Armistead Younger
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History