Cut-Off for Tanks and the Like (open access)

Cut-Off for Tanks and the Like

Patent for a cut off for tanks. This invention is an inexpensive valve mechanism to shut off the discharge from the tank. Illustration included.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Davis, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cistern-Cleaner (open access)

Cistern-Cleaner

Patent for a device to be used for cleaning mud and sediment from cisterns while preventing contamination of the water within the cistern.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Davis, Lewis F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Projectile. (open access)

Projectile.

Patent for improvements in projectiles is to positively insure the explosion of the projectile at any desired point and the action is more reliable than is the case with time-fuses, where exact results cannot be insured, or with impact-projectiles, which explode when they come into contact with the armor. (Page 2, lines 12-18) Illustration is included.
Date: March 24, 1903
Creator: Densler, Nat
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Attachment for Railway Rolling - Stock. (open access)

Safety Attachment for Railway Rolling - Stock.

Patent for a new and useful safety attachment for railway rolling stock.
Date: March 8, 1898
Creator: Densler, Nat
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a washing machine.
Date: April 7, 1903
Creator: Densler, Nat
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup. (open access)

Stirrup.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stirrups, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 20, 1899
Creator: Dickerman, Daniel Frederick.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switch. (open access)

Electric Switch.

Patent for switches or connectors that connect sections of wires used for telephones or telegraphs
Date: January 9, 1912
Creator: Du Val, James Erl & Lee, Ezra A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker's Sack. (open access)

Cotton Picker's Sack.

Patent for a new and improved sack for cotton pickers. This design "is to improve that class of sacks which are used by cotton-pickers and form a receptacle for cotton after it has been culled from the bolls, and in which it is carried to the gin. These sacks as now made are packed with cotton so as to be unwieldy, difficult to manipulate, and unhandy to empty, thus necessitating a great deal of labor and much waste of time" (lines 7-15).
Date: April 21, 1885
Creator: Dye, Charles Headen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cane-Header. (open access)

Cane-Header.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in cane headers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Easley, William Dudley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench. (open access)

Well-Drill Wrench.

Patent for use with oil well drills to enable easier rotation and less friction. The invention aids in quick and easy adjustments to oil well parts.
Date: January 6, 1920
Creator: Ellinger, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Multiple Section Stalk Cutter (open access)

Multiple Section Stalk Cutter

Patent for a multiple section stalk cutter that comprises of a three-section stalk cutter.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Evans, Lucius S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Washstand (open access)

Folding Washstand

Patent for washstand that can fold up and be put away when not being used.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Ewell, Ocie D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Tightener. (open access)

Wire Stretcher and Tightener.

Patent for a wire stretcher and tightener meant for wire fence rails. It is easy and convenient to use, and consists of a lever with a fixed pulley on one end, a rope or chain passes through the pulley, and the rope or chain has hooks attached to its ends.
Date: November 5, 1895
Creator: Farmer, Francis Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for Kitchen Cabinet (open access)

Design for Kitchen Cabinet

Design patent for a kitchen cabinet that is useful and ornamental. Leading feature includes rectangular upright position that has a framework of strips provided with a longitudinal beading or ribs.
Date: September 21, 1897
Creator: Ferguson, John F. G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Stanchion. (open access)

Cattle-Stanchion.

Patent for improvements in cattle-stanchions in “which the animal can be released from without its stall, so that the attendant will not have to enter such stall or be subjected to any of the inconveniences of dangers arising therefrom.” (Lines 13-17) Illustration is included.
Date: March 10, 1903
Creator: Garrett, Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Belcherville Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1979
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Belcherville Quadrangle

Satellite image 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 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Belcherville Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 2013
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bonita Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1979
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bonita Quadrangle

Satellite image 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 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bonita Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bonita Quadrangle

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 1:24000
Date: 2013
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bowie Quadrangle

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 1:24,000
Date: 1978
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bowie Quadrangle

Satellite image 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 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History