82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 41 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 41

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing January 31, 2011, as Bosque County Day at the State Capitol.
Date: February 14, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condenser and Dripper for Coffee or Tea Pots. (open access)

Condenser and Dripper for Coffee or Tea Pots.

Patent for "a combined condenser and dripper for coffee or tea pots, the main object of the invention being the provision of a combined condenser and dripper to be attached to and used in connection with an ordinary coffee or tea pot; second, to construct a condenser readily connected to or disconnected from the lid of coffee or tea pot, and to have the reservoir or body of the condenser a proper distance above the pot to prevent its receiving external heat from the pot; and thereby, to produce such condenser and dripper at a minimum cost; and perfect in its operation" (lines 25-38).
Date: February 20, 1894
Creator: McClellan, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gear-Shifting Mechanism for Harvester-Conveyers. (open access)

Gear-Shifting Mechanism for Harvester-Conveyers.

Patent for a locking-lever for the gear-shifting mechanism for harvester-conveyers. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 27, 1891
Creator: Schubert, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Binder. (open access)

Grain-Binder.

Patent for "an improvement in grain-binders... which can be so constructed as to receive the grain direct from the platform of the reaper without the assistance of elevating mechanism." (Lines 8-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 20, 1889
Creator: Schubert, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Conveyer for Binders, &c. (open access)

Grain-Conveyer for Binders, &c.

Patent for improvements in grain conveyers by using a slotted platform with parallel walls on the sides, a conveyer-block having arms and friction-rollers that is moved by an endless chain in between the walls, a lever keyed on a shaft and two gears in constant mesh with each other; all these parts working together to creating a mechanism that drives the conveyers in either direction to accomplish the binding of the grains. Illustration is included.
Date: February 17, 1891
Creator: Schubert, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoe Attachment for Cultivators. (open access)

Hoe Attachment for Cultivators.

Patent for an improved cultivator with a hoe-attachment that can be "thrown into and out of operation and employed for thinning crops simultaneous with the cultivation of the same with as much convenience and accuracy as the ordinary hand hoe and with greater expedition" (lines 13-18).
Date: February 14, 1893
Creator: Eriksen, Eduard A. O. & Day, William Howell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Adjusting Mechanism (open access)

Lamp-Adjusting Mechanism

Patent for a new and improved lamp-adjusting mechanism for automobiles and other vehicles that directs light from lamps in any direction, within a certain arc, in order to illuminate any object at the side of the road or street, with illustrations (lines 10-20).
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Kitching, David C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Meridian State Park

A map of Meridian State Park complete with the layout of Lake Meridian, hiking trails, campgrounds, bathrooms, wheelchair access, etc. There is also an advertisement for the purchase of a Texas State Parks Pass which, when purchased, would allow the buyer and their carload of guests free access to over 90 Texas State Parks.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Meridian State Park

This is a map of the Meridian State Park located near Meridian, Texas in Bosque County. The map offers the layout of the park in relation to Lake Meridian. Included in the map is a legend that labels the locations of all the parks amenities in relation to camping sites. There is also a "Please Note" section covering the rules for visitors to the park.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Meridian State Park

A map of the Meridian State Park complete with the Meridian Lake, trails, bathrooms, campgrounds, swimming holes, etc. There is additional information for purchasing park passes that allow for free access to all 90 Texas state parks for free yearly for the recipient and their carload of guests.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Trip-Foot (open access)

Spring Trip-Foot

Patent for a spring trip-foot. This invention is designed for use in supporting a small plow carried behind the planter. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Vance, John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tongue-Support. (open access)

Tongue-Support.

Patent for an improved wagon tongue spring that weighs less and wears less on the horse's neck than other tongue-supports.
Date: February 20, 1894
Creator: Savage, Thomas N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History