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Connector for Lamps
Patent for a connector for headlights that allows them to turn and to be operated from one location in the car.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
McKiel, James B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compressor.
Patent for a refrigerating machine compressor, which compresses more gas, cools the compressor with the incoming gas, and uses excess heat to dry the gas coming in.
Date:
April 19, 1910
Creator:
Mayhew, John Daugherty
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Door Fastening.
Patent for a new and improved car-door fastening. This design "consists in a novel construction and arrangement of a staple, a hook-hasp, key, and a key-plate, whereby several advantages are obtained . . . for securing the sliding doors of box-cars and other railway-cars" (lines 8-14).
Date:
April 19, 1881
Creator:
Alexander, Francis Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Fan.
Patent for "an attractive sign, which by reason of its revolutions will receive notice from the general public and illustrate business cards or signs, and furthermore to operate the same by and in conjunction with a fan, such as is commonly used in public places." (Lines 15-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 30, 1895
Creator:
Lo Casto, Tony
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-125
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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Payment of travel expenses for out-of-state investigation of alleged perjury committed in Harrison County.
Date:
April 23, 1954
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Driving-Box
Patent for a locomotive driving box which provides shoes, wedges, and other train parts for repair. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
Walsh, Frank A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Headlight.
Patent for an independent reservoir lamp for locomotive head lights. "?The conduit by which the reservoir and burner communicate is liable to be obstructed with sediment which not only interferes with the suitable flow of oil but corrodes the metal and necessitates repairs" (lines 13-17). The invention is convenient to use and inexpensive.
Date:
April 25, 1893
Creator:
Owens, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Choppers and Cultivators
Patent for a improved version of the cotton-chopper, used for the cultivation of cotton. This is a new arrangement of part of the cotton-chopper as it fits in with the complete machine.
Date:
April 16, 1872
Creator:
Harcrow, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Bagasse-Furnaces.
Patent for improvements in Bagasse Burners or Furnaces.
Date:
April 17, 1878
Creator:
Littlejohn, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Headlight for Automobiles
Patent for a headlight for automobiles that turns with the steering rod.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
McKiel, James B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Light Switch.
Patent for an improved electric switch that is used to energize electric lights for various purposes and for use in connection with a signaling system. This switch will permit the energization of any one of the lights separately or all lights simultaneously.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Riggs, Fletcher S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Or Buffing Gear Or Rigging For Cars
Patent for a draft or buffing gear or rigging for rail cars. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 18, 1905
Creator:
Herndon, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History