Awning-Lock (open access)

Awning-Lock

Patent for a novel locking attachment for awning locks. Device locks so that is it inaccessible from the outside, therefore providing security from intruders.
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Hatchl, Harold C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery (open access)

Battery

Patent for an improvement on batteries. Meant to increase insulation and plate stability inside the battery.
Date: May 15, 1918
Creator: Pipkin, Maurice E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brush. (open access)

Brush.

Patent for a brush that provides adjustable handle for variety of uses and great saving of time and labor. The brush is durable and not excessively heavy.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: Lay, William C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crosscut Band-Saw. (open access)

Crosscut Band-Saw.

Patent for improvements in crosscut band-saws, in particular, a portable, power-driven crosscut band-saw used for lumbering wood. Designed with motor seated in light metal framework and intended to be operated by two persons. Meant for increased productivity through reduction in sawing time and ability to cut the tree within inches of the ground.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Howland, Harry W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antiskidding Device (open access)

Antiskidding Device

Patent for an anti-skidding device to be used in tires and other traction wheels.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Weatherly, W. G. & Weatherly, E. M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crossing for Railway-Tracks. (open access)

Crossing for Railway-Tracks.

Patent for incorporating durable gaps within railway-rails to improve performance, with illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Thomas, Lester V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Catcher. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Catcher.

Patent for agricultural devices and more particularly to a device to be attached to a cultivator for catching boll weevil or the like, during the cultivation of cotton.
Date: October 19, 1920
Creator: Stanalan, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for improving windmills by attaching the vanes at angles that best match the wind's direction.
Date: February 12, 1918
Creator: Liles, Leander W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Splitting Machine (open access)

Wood-Splitting Machine

Patent for improvements in wood-splitting machines whereby the billet or stick of wood to be split is positioned in the path of the maul or hammer after being placed on the blade.
Date: September 10, 1918
Creator: Taylor, Lawerence S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grass and Weed Cutter (open access)

Grass and Weed Cutter

Patent for devicd for the cutting of grass and pulling of weeds from the root. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Taylor, Lawrence S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie. (open access)

Railroad-Tie.

Patent for railroad ties and especially for a fie made from a log of wood.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Bryant, Joseph D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter (open access)

Planter

Patent for plows whereas a seeder attachment is provided, to allow ordinary one or two horse plows to be readily converted into a planter adapted for planting grains of all kinds.
Date: September 20, 1919
Creator: Carlisle, Marion N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin State University Operating Budget: 2019 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Operating Budget: 2019

Proposed budget for Stephen F. Austin State University outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation for the fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
Date: 2019
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of Stephen F. Austin State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1969, Chapter 308 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1969, Chapter 308

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 7 in Nacogdoches County as the Bataan and Corregidor Veterans Memorial Highway.
Date: May 31, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1779, Chapter 282 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1779, Chapter 282

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 21 in Nacogdoches County as the Sergeant Tom Sitton Memorial Highway.
Date: May 29, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1858, Chapter 306 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1858, Chapter 306

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of the portion of United States Highway 259 in Nacogdoches County as the Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson Memorial Highway.
Date: May 31, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of Stephen F. Austin State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: 2017
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2016 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2016

Annual financial report of Stephen F. Austin State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2016.
Date: November 20, 2016
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Storage Bin (open access)

Storage Bin

Patent for Storage Bin. This device is a container which seeks to control the temperature of vegetables in storage bins.
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Stoker, Mack Daniel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Timber-Jack. (open access)

Timber-Jack.

Patent for timber-jacks which are "particularly adapted for use for persons using cross-cut saws on large pieces of timber."
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Barret, James H. & Barret, J. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish and Rat Trap (open access)

Fish and Rat Trap

Patent for fish and rat trap that can catch bait robbers as well as fish to reduce the nuisance for fishermen. The device contains a sensitive trigger release mechanism that can be activated under water at any point.
Date: July 11, 1916
Creator: Cotton, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for Cultivator.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Harris, Henry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garden-Hoe Cultivator. (open access)

Garden-Hoe Cultivator.

Patent for "a combination garden hoe and cultivating implement ... which has a number of interchangeable working elements and ... can be quickly adjusted for use as a drill opener, solid sweep, hoe, or turning plow" (lines 12-20).
Date: July 24, 1917
Creator: Muckleroy, Allie B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History