Combined Socket and Switch for Electric Lights (open access)

Combined Socket and Switch for Electric Lights

Patent for a combined socket and switch for electric lights that allows different bulbs of a chandelier to be turned on separately.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Bailey, Douglas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2016 (open access)

University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2016

Proposed budget for University of Texas at Arlington outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: University of Texas at Arlington
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Balance and Lock (open access)

Sash Balance and Lock

Patent for a sash balance and lock made to "simplify and improve the construction and operation of windows" (lines 13-14) by the use of a self-locking system.
Date: August 20, 1907
Creator: Hill, Ulysses H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History