Bag-Mouth-Spreading Device (open access)

Bag-Mouth-Spreading Device

Patent for a device which holds open the mouth of a bag or sack so that it can be easily filled. The device works with bags hung on a post or with bags hung from the shoulder, as a cotton picker's sack.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Willoughby, Alfred Pervis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Cleaner (open access)

Boiler-Cleaner

Patent for an appliance to clean boilers. Device remains in boiler and sucks dirt particles out.
Date: January 1, 1918
Creator: Cross, William G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road Grader (open access)

Road Grader

Patent for road grader, that applies additional support to the frame.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Hawley, Royal A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Stirrup (open access)

Safety-Stirrup

Patent for a safety stirrup with improved attachment of parts.
Date: January 21, 1913
Creator: Parker, Andrew
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-4324 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-4324

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Should a $6000 deposit in the First National Bank, Graham, be returned to the Brazos River Conservation & Reclamation District because the President of said Bank has been selected and qualified as one of the Directors of said District?
Date: January 27, 1942
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threshing Machine (open access)

Threshing Machine

Patent for machine adapted to operate upon maize, Kafir corn, cane, and the like so as to effectively remove or rub off the seed or grains, without crushing or breaking the same.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Newsom, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History