Log-Turner (open access)

Log-Turner

Patent for "that class of log-turners which is operated by power, and has for its object to provide a device that will be quick and positive in its operation" (lines 39-42).
Date: May 10, 1887
Creator: Ferris, Henry Murry & Gallon, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Rubber Heel. (open access)

Detachable Rubber Heel.

Patent for "a rubber heel tap adapted for detachable connection to the heel of a boot or shoe, and which shall serve to cushion the fall of the heel," and "to provide a corrugated surface upon the face of the heel which shall adapt the same for service as an ice creeper." (Lines 14-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1895
Creator: Williams, Thomas Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dipper (open access)

Dipper

Patent for dipper. Illustration included.
Date: May 16, 1905
Creator: Cowart, Laurance P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a nut lock. Illustrations included.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Lance, Andrew M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Standing-Valve Structure. (open access)

Standing-Valve Structure.

Patent for a standing valve structure "which serves as a coupling between the working barrel (of a pump) and strainer member, to effectively exclude foreign matter" (lines 16-19) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Ewing, Samuel D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002:  Southeast Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Southeast Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Southeast Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: May 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Water Source, May 2011 (open access)

The Texas Water Source, May 2011

Newsletter from the Texas Forest Service dedicated to water management, forests, and forestry in Texas.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas Forest Service. Water Resources Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History