Fish as food. (open access)

Fish as food.

Describes the composition, cost, and nutritive value of fish and other seafoods. Includes sample menus. Discusses methods of preparing seafood for market.
Date: April 6, 1907
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Check-Line Buckle. (open access)

Check-Line Buckle.

Patent for "...a novel means for connecting a check-line to the main line..." (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Snell, David C. F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Spindle (open access)

Buggy-Spindle

Patent for a buggy spindle for "taking up lost motion in the axle box should it be too short or too worn" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Messer, Jeremiah Clark
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Checkrein Attachment (open access)

Checkrein Attachment

Patent for checkrein attachment. This invention is intended for use with harnessed horses. Illustration included.
Date: April 12, 1904
Creator: Clary, John A. & Butler, Hard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clamp. (open access)

Clamp.

Patent for a clamp "for use in in connection with hoisting-tackle for raising or lowering well-pipes..."(lines 9-10) that has one side attach to the pipe and the other side be releasable from the pipe.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Danforth, Joseph B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle (open access)

Bottle

Patent for a bottle. Illustrations included.
Date: April 6, 1909
Creator: Sanders, Richard L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for new qualities of nut-lock security, efficiency, and convenience, including illustrations.
Date: April 24, 1906
Creator: Payne, Lewis.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Apparatus. (open access)

Cleaning Apparatus.

Patent for a vacuum for cleaning cotton gins that attaches to the pneumatic elevators generally found in cotton gins.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Sadler, Arthur E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker for Forming Mattress-Bats. (open access)

Cotton-Picker for Forming Mattress-Bats.

Patent for improvements in cotton-pickers for forming mattress-bats is to prepare the cotton to be light and elastic when the cotton is compressed into mattress-bats. Illustration is included.
Date: April 29, 1902
Creator: Morgan, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake-Setting Appliance (open access)

Air-Brake-Setting Appliance

Patent for an air brake apparatus for train cars which automatically activates when a train car is derailed. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Gale, Albert & Lilley, Doc M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Thinner (open access)

Cotton Thinner

Patent for a cotton thinner. This invention is designed to thin rows of cotton and corn. Illustration included.
Date: April 2, 1907
Creator: Bolin, Nathan C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn with a construction which will prevent "access of objectionable matter to the churn-body" (lines 14-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 3, 1900
Creator: Hargrove, Kincheon W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin Attachment (open access)

Cotton-Gin Attachment

Patent for an attachment to be used as a chute for cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Story, Henton L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Funnel and Dipper. (open access)

Combined Funnel and Dipper.

Patent for a ladle with an attached funnel for pouring the liquid out.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Hanson, Henry Harrison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Making Castings. (open access)

Device for Making Castings.

Patent for "making castings of various kinds, and more especially for making castings for dental use" (lines 10-12) including illustrations.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Davison, Hugh M. ; H. M. Davison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit Attachment (open access)

Bit Attachment

Patent for "improved means for stopping runaway horses and to arrange for mounting the same upon a harness-bit so as to be under the control of the driver for convenient and effective operation when required" (lines 8-13).
Date: April 30, 1901
Creator: Riley, Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blab or Muzzle for Weaning Calves or Colts, &c. (open access)

Blab or Muzzle for Weaning Calves or Colts, &c.

Patent for weaning young animals and or prevent cows or such from sucking or milking themselves.
Date: April 19, 1900
Creator: Seay, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bin-Measuring Apparatus (open access)

Bin-Measuring Apparatus

Patent for a bin measuring apparatus for weighing dry products for sale quickly and accurately.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Duke, Joseph S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker (open access)

Cotton Picker

Patent for a machine for harvesting cotton. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Pierce, John Earl
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cushion-Tire for Vehicles. (open access)

Cushion-Tire for Vehicles.

Patent for a sectional metal tire cushion that is applied over a preexisting wheel.
Date: April 2, 1901
Creator: Millen, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedclothes-Clamp (open access)

Bedclothes-Clamp

Patent for a bed clothes clamp for holding the sheets and blankets over the occupant of the bed.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Martin, Delia
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Support. (open access)

Bicycle-Support.

Patent for a bicycle support which holds "bicycles in upright position when not in use" (lines 8-9).
Date: April 17, 1900
Creator: Taylor, James P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Table. (open access)

Convertible Table.

Patent for a supporting device for folding tables or benches that is made up of slide-able pieces that can be folded up into a small area and then locked in place when set up.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Richter, Franz Albin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bur-Cotton Thresher, Cleaner and Storage Unloader (open access)

Bur-Cotton Thresher, Cleaner and Storage Unloader

Patent for a pneumatic cotton thresher, cleaner, and storage unloader for use in cotton gins.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Lamb, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History