Aeroplane. (open access)

Aeroplane.

Patent for aeroplane construction to include improvements to air motor protection to minimize resistance and the use of air cups to direct the full force of air to the motor shaft, including illustrations.
Date: November 15, 1921
Creator: Smith, Joseph A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broom. (open access)

Broom.

Patent for a broom that has replaceable straw sections.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Blasingame, Frank P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ointment. (open access)

Ointment.

Patent for a general external application ointment made of chloride of zinc, powdered metallic cobalt, blood root, and glycerine.
Date: April 4, 1922
Creator: Mullins, Ervin L. & Collier, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry-Crate. (open access)

Poultry-Crate.

Patent for an improved version of the Poultry-Crate, including illustrations. This version was designed with efficiency in mind, devised to be an inexpensive and highly portable invention.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Tucker, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slot Angle Bar (open access)

Slot Angle Bar

Patent for a new slot angle bar design.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: Rice, E. B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Andirons and Grate (open access)

Combined Andirons and Grate

Patent for a combined andiron and grate that can be used with or without the grate attachment. The grate is adjustable to maintain variable fire depths and has "a swinging bracket for heating and cooking."
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Wilderspin, Alfred K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bagging Strecher. (open access)

Bagging Strecher.

Patent for a bagging stretcher that provides a device to be "associated with the baling press for drawing taut the bagging which is used to cover a bale".
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Davis, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for wrench improvement. Allows for "instantaneous initial or preliminary adjustment to fit any size object within its capacity, and a final adjustment to engage the object firmly and securely and to provide a simple, practical, and efficient wrench of strong and durable construction, and equipped with ratchet mechanism for affording a quick adjustment of a sliding jaw and a threaded connection . . . " (13-21)
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Cunningham, Ira
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a "simple, efficient, and comparatively inexpensive wrench of strong and durable construction" (lines 12-14) with a sliding jaw.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Cunningham, Ira & Flowers, Haywood
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-File (open access)

Paper-File

Patent for new improvements in Paper-Files, particularly to that class of paper files which are formed of wire that will allow for the removal of any one paper from the file without the necessitating the removal of any other papers from the file.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Buie, Daniel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Fastener (open access)

Tag-Fastener

Patent for "improvements in tag-fasteners...which can be applied to [a] package with great rapidity and which will not easily become detached" (lines 6-19) including illustrations.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Walshe, Denny Edmund
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Gate (open access)

Railway Gate

Patent for gate for rail and train tracks.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Burress, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hen's Nest. (open access)

Hen's Nest.

Patent for an automatic gate or door for a hen's nest enclosure that will swing shut to keep out intruders when a hen enters and open when the hen leaves.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Buie, Daniel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan-Actuating Mechanism (open access)

Fan-Actuating Mechanism

Patent for a fan actuating mechanism. Attempts to improve upon fans by using a spring to provide maximum speed at minimum cost.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Everitt, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Pin. (open access)

Safety-Pin.

Patent for an improved fastening device which incorporates a sliding shield.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Pyron, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a fabric engaging element under the top of the washing machine.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Kincaid, Willis Menefee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Head and Face Protector. (open access)

Head and Face Protector.

Patent for a wearable protective hood for the head and face to protect against weather.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Mincher, Jerry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Brace for Railway Tracks. (open access)

Rail Brace for Railway Tracks.

Patent for rail brace for railway tracks. The brace "acts as a chair for the rail preventing sagging ; as a brace for the base of the rail, and also bracing the head, and prevents both rails from spreading though not in any way secured to the tie" (lines 100-105).
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Barfield, Alfred M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Cutter and Juice-Extractor. (open access)

Fruit-Cutter and Juice-Extractor.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements Fruit-Cutters and Juice-Extractors" (Lines 6-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 19, 1913
Creator: Cooper, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Trading Card: Osprey] (open access)

[Trading Card: Osprey]

Trading card issued as part of the Geocache Challenge program for Lake Tawakoni State Park, depicting an image of an osprey in flight. The back of the card includes information about the species.
Date: 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Van Zandt County Water Pipeline Route, Van Zandt County, Texas (open access)

Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Van Zandt County Water Pipeline Route, Van Zandt County, Texas

Archaeological survey of proposed pipeline northeast of Grand Saline in Van Zandt County, Texas.
Date: September 19, 2007
Creator: Todd, Jesse
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Tawakoni State Park

This an illustrated map o Lake Tawakoni State Park near Wills Point in Van Zandt County, Texas. The map shows the parks access routes, hiking trails, camping sites, and a legend that provides the location of the parks amenities. There is also information for visitors on the left side of the map.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History