Coin Controlled Machine (open access)

Coin Controlled Machine

Patent for a coin controlled machine. This invention is designed to accept coins of proper values and operation is dependent on predetermined portion of the im pressed surface of the coin. Illustrations included.
Date: September 6, 1910
Creator: Scheble, Eugene S. & Rast, Felix Q.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bookbinding (open access)

Bookbinding

This is a letter patent for the bookbinding invention as a means for holding books, pamphlets, catalogs, and other similar paper materials together. The purpose of this invention is to make it possible to place additional material inside the same covers, and with the original contents of a book without breaking or tearing the binding.
Date: June 22, 1911
Creator: Robinson, Edward K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 9, Number 4, July/August 2002 (open access)

TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 9, Number 4, July/August 2002

Monthly bulletin issued to address topics related to law enforcement. This issue discusses "Project Spotlight: The Texas Interagency Initiative to Provide Intensive Probation Supervision" including what the program is, its implementation, and its benefits.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Kalmbach, Karen C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History