Attachment for Wringers and Washing-Machines (open access)

Attachment for Wringers and Washing-Machines

Patent for an attachment for wringers and washing machines that allows the washing machine to be moved directly from the washing tub to the rinsing tub.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Flood, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Door-Bell and Mail-Receiver (open access)

Combined Door-Bell and Mail-Receiver

Patent for a combined door-bell and mail-receiver "devices for receiving and holding mail" (lines 9-10).
Date: September 21, 1915
Creator: McDonald, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buttonless Neckband. (open access)

Buttonless Neckband.

Patent for a buttonless neckband eliminates collar buttons "which would have a tendency to discolor the neck of the wearer" (lines 21-22).
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Narmore, Missouri A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Bar. (open access)

Boring-Bar.

Patent for improvement in boring-bars, particularly in the ability to hold the tool securely "in place during operation and which will prevent the cutting tool from becoming loose in its socket or holder" (lines 12-15). Additional operations include the boring bar turning off or cutting on the outside in instances "where the lathe will not swing over the carriage" (line 19) and the cutting on both "the inside or outside of the work equally as well" (lines 16-18).
Date: January 21, 1919
Creator: Bird, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2324, Chapter 100 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2324, Chapter 100

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Tarrant County Hospital District.
Date: May 21, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 116 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 116

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of the Reverend Clinton Roderick Dobson of Arlington.
Date: May 21, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2015 (open access)

University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2015

Proposed budget for University of Texas at Arlington outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation and an alphabetical index by department.
Date: August 21, 2014
Creator: University of Texas at Arlington
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Protecting And Preserving Poles And The Like (open access)

Apparatus For Protecting And Preserving Poles And The Like

Patent for add-on device to shield existing electric posts and poles from decay over time and weather damage.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Lewis, Thomas E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper Clip. (open access)

Paper Clip.

Patent for new and useful improvements in a paper clip. This invention relates to a paper clip a has for its principal object the production of a simple and efficient device for holding numbers sheets of paper together.
Date: October 21, 1920
Creator: Holt, Frank P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus. (open access)

Refrigerating Apparatus.

Patent for a refrigerating apparatus that is inexpensive and accessible to market owners, including illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Moore, Harrison E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2014 (open access)

University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2014

Proposed budget for University of Texas at Arlington outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation and an alphabetical index by department.
Date: August 21, 2013
Creator: University of Texas at Arlington
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade and Curtain Hanger (open access)

Window Shade and Curtain Hanger

Patent for a window shade and curtain hanger. This invention is designed with a bracket attached to the frame in order to hold the pole for draping a shade or curtain. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Gregson, Emily G. L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Buffing Inner Tubes and the Like. (open access)

Machine for Buffing Inner Tubes and the Like.

Patent for a more efficient and adjustable machine to buff inner tubes and other fabrics.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Hibbs, Cassell D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator for Eccentrics (open access)

Lubricator for Eccentrics

Patent for a lubricator for eccentrics. This invention is a means for supplying oil to a lubricating chamber as a method of regulating the flow of lubricant from said chamber. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Helm, Clyve Dolphin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tuning Instrument. (open access)

Tuning Instrument.

Patent for a tuning instrument that has interchangeable reeds and can find the fourth, fifth, and single tone of an octave.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Cracking Machine (open access)

Nut-Cracking Machine

Patent for a nut cracking machine with an automatic feeder and can be operated by hand. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Lantery, Frank B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston Packing (open access)

Piston Packing

Patent for extansible rings for piston packing.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Miles, Charles H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tankage and Manure Press. (open access)

Tankage and Manure Press.

Patent for a tankage and manure press that collects grease from waste meat materials.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Singleton, Joseph J. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poison-Distributer. (open access)

Poison-Distributer.

Patent for a new and improved machine for "distributing poison upon vines and plants that will be under the complete control of one man and which is operation will not injure the plants being treated and which will also insure an equal distribution of poison simultaneously upon three to seven or more rows of plants" (line 7 - 14).
Date: November 21, 1899
Creator: Richter, Frank L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Center Rail for Key-Actions. (open access)

Center Rail for Key-Actions.

Patent for an easily adjustable, simple, and durable center rail for key actions in pianos which does not require chiseling holes.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Swallow, Oscar L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stomach-Bitters. (open access)

Stomach-Bitters.

Patent for improved stomach-bitters that promote and strengthen the appetite and general system, which lists the ingredients and proportions.
Date: June 21, 1887
Creator: Cooper, Isaac.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a modification of a plow that improves ease of use. Additionally the plow adds wings that allow plowing of soil at different angles.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Richardson, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree. (open access)

Whiffletree.

Patent for an improvement in whiffletrees, made out of steel. It includes a description and illustration.
Date: April 21, 1891
Creator: Flatau, Louis S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Jack. (open access)

Power-Jack.

Patent for improvements on the power-jack, which help bring liquids to the surface. Specifically designed "to provide a power mechanism for balancing the load or work at all points of the stroke." (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Dayton, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History